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LUSAKA Businessman CONVICTED For STEALING K6,000
A Lusaka Business man of Chawama Compound has been slapped with a Six Months imprisonment in default and 30 days of community service by the Lusaka Magistrate Court for stealing money amounting to K6,000.
Standing before Senior Resident Magistrate Joshua Banda was Robert Siame charged with one count of theft contrary to section 272 of the penal code chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia.
Facts before the court were that Siame did steal money amounting to K6,000 from a complainant Shella Moono Bwalya’s Shop in Chawama compound after purporting to have been buying rice from the same shop.
Siame admitted the charge and pleaded for leniency.
In passing the sentence, Magistrate Banda said Siame is an able bodied man with the capacity to work as opposed to engaging in stealing as a means for survival.
Magistrate Banda further cautioned Siame not to take advantage of hunger to justify his action and therefore slapped him with a 30 days community service sentence and six months imprisonment in default.
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on December 30, 2011. Filed under CRIME.
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Air Mukwai_
December 30, 2011 at 4:26 am
what kind of business does he do for him to steal 6 pin.
Jk
December 30, 2011 at 4:58 am
Why slaping him wth a stence? Jst over 6000 anyway, we can’t blame da court bt da complainat is to blame bcz he wud hav withdrawn the case lukin at da amount involved besides no busines can b affected by 6000
Catherine
December 30, 2011 at 5:16 am
This is rubbish how can they jail a person who steal K6,000,then people stealing billions of kwachas and burying the money at their farm are still loitering the streets.
Bk
December 30, 2011 at 5:19 am
@ JK, Theft & corruption from the smallest to the highest level should be punished. The Court was right to jail him. Even the complainant did well to pursue. 6pin is money too. Liato also thought K2.1 bn was very small compared to the trillions in govt coffers. This attitude should be corrected before it grows.
tuntatunta
December 30, 2011 at 5:22 am
abashika money panshi tababakaka 6pin chabe u ar gone, zambia we chalo chaba christian twalapela kwii?
CBU moma
December 30, 2011 at 5:36 am
But whose money did liato steal?
Jo-jinto
December 30, 2011 at 6:03 am
‘him who is faithful in little, will also be faithful in much,,’. If not corrected next time he will pounce on large sums. It always starts small. Even TB Joshua started with small amounts and now he has gone to the extent of womanising!
mweete
December 30, 2011 at 6:22 am
Theft is theft no matter how small in law. It’s up to the judge to use his discretion in passing judgement n that’s what he has done in this case. He has given him community service and if he fails to do that for 30 days, then he will go to jail for 6months.
Wawa
December 30, 2011 at 6:27 am
When are they and for how long are they sending Liato to jail?
Dre
December 30, 2011 at 6:30 am
Othrs ati persecuted, fwebambi ati prosecuted.
6months ovr 6pin is unreasonable-ofcourse its th act of stealing that he is being punishd for bt stil mor, 6mnths + a months cmmunity service ninshi mwayasana.
Ba foosa a month jail sntnce + 1month cmmunity servce is mor reasonble.
dick
December 30, 2011 at 6:31 am
How do u sue sam1 for stealing a 6pin? u cud have jst forgave him.
God love me
December 30, 2011 at 6:35 am
hehehehehehhehehehehe but kwena pa zed na 6 pin.Its a sign that people are hungry.
Abaakaaka!
December 30, 2011 at 6:40 am
Yeah money is money but you guys we have pending issues of cash crop growers and Miss big bums with motorbike issues not 4getn RB with scandles! I suggest they be probed!
Honda
December 30, 2011 at 6:50 am
Look at the name of the thief, hehehe!
ShardWest
December 30, 2011 at 6:53 am
A person who has stolen and proved is called a thief. Either K6,000 or k2.1 bn both stole and they have to be punished accordingly. It wld hav startd wt 6 pin 2moro 10, 30, 100pin. Now take for instance he becme a director at a big firm, he wil take th same mentality and steal big. The Vice shld b stopd 4rm d start. More so its just 30 days community work and if he fails then serve th 6 months sentence. God bless Zambia
Nkunda
December 30, 2011 at 6:55 am
@CBU Moma, I’m with you, really whose money did Liato steal? The guy might have made his money through his Government connections & for fear of the new Government he did not want to keep the money in the Bank. Charge him with corruption yes, not theft!
twiumfwako
December 30, 2011 at 6:56 am
6pin eyo winga twalilapo umubiyo ku cilye. If God was to punish us for every little offence we commite na ako kene ka 6pin bakwibiile bushe nga walikakwetepo? Cimoneni!
Kaluluta
December 30, 2011 at 7:01 am
Iwe na iwe ungabe 6 pin sure yet u r a businessman.u deserve it.Typical of mambwes and namwangas coz evn historicaly their land lacked natural resources n dpended on stealn just like their bemba counterparts
kalulete
December 30, 2011 at 7:07 am
pa chawama too much balazo nomba a ka 6pin. lets clean poverty
Could It Be Tribal?
December 30, 2011 at 7:07 am
People, this isn’t about the crime the man commited, its about names. Shella “Moono”-Bwalya vs Robert “Siame”. Its HH vs Sata!
Mtn
December 30, 2011 at 7:32 am
That aint Beeg!!
COMDOMISE
December 30, 2011 at 7:44 am
Awe sure big thiefs arn’t cought but small small are in SHIT anyway Shit happens.
Programmer
December 30, 2011 at 7:57 am
******!!!!!! Why are people so paranoid? Ati they shud jail him and yet thieves dat still bilions are walking freely. The kapokoz, liatos and the rest. Wats with this country and its judicial system????? In zed if u steal small money u get jailed, but if u still bilions, all is well. W@ logic is applied kanshi?
Humphrey
December 30, 2011 at 8:07 am
Whats wrong with our Judicial system? they behave like big bullies who take delight in pouncing on weaklings while they are failing to take on their size. Why is it that only the poor and weak are the one’s jailed not the rich? Our judicial system is a scam. Let them take on their size the Liato’s, Kapoko’s and others if they want to show us that they are working not poor people stealing K 6, 000.
Shangombo man
December 30, 2011 at 8:09 am
Ya baa.over a 6pin wen big criminal ar walkg up in our streets.anyway our systm favous da rich criminals.2 u da complnt.a u a believer? 70 by 7 principle
toto
December 30, 2011 at 8:09 am
is more money in the pocket or no money in the pocket.
Gaddafi
December 30, 2011 at 8:38 am
If K6000 = 6months + 30 days community
Then
K2.1Bn= 18yrs imprisonment wit 6 years hard labour.
bobo
December 30, 2011 at 8:45 am
Bane 6 pin? Teti wamupokafye u even let him go.
2012
December 30, 2011 at 8:45 am
very interesting i must say. how much did the complainant spend on transport to get a court summon? money to pay for the summon which is not issued free by the way? money to go and appear for case hearings which may not have taken a day? or this just over six pin? so in my opinion this could have been someone trying to settle some scores. but anyway theft is theft and once convicted in court, a punishment of some form will be slapped on you. as for mr laito, i think time will catch up with him. Let me let u in on something. laws of any land are made by the rich, powerful and influential pipo of the same land.What am i saying, since they are also prone to commit crimes they have put closes that aid them in their escape should they mess up. (fines & bail).
Amigo
December 30, 2011 at 9:19 am
Lol a thief z a thief why not ask insted he went to steal he deservs it azibe ati kuba nikoipa if the Bible condems stelin who z the court not to giv hm a 6moths imprzmnt sazakabwezapo uyo
Royd
December 30, 2011 at 9:20 am
Ba Sakala Nyongo, mukanyongwa nga Yuda.
fillafy
December 30, 2011 at 9:39 am
yes the court was right but they shoud start with big culprits bamukukulu bachalo
lawyer
December 30, 2011 at 9:44 am
Mwebantu conviction does’t mean jailing!ni community service fye bamupele e forgiveness iyiine. Hey its the morality behind nt the amount stolen.
kabiala unga
December 30, 2011 at 9:48 am
iwe a majstret is a ganjaman need to be reported 2 the DEC officers ! Tupid
CorrectedZ
December 30, 2011 at 10:03 am
6 pin? How come the billion theiving club is still free?
Shimwana
December 30, 2011 at 10:42 am
$1 imwe shuwa…. just cane the bugger! wasting the bloddy courts time…
Drugsquard
December 30, 2011 at 10:59 am
Theft is theft, thats how criminals are born from petty pilfering to gun point robbery. Bravo the court.
LD
December 30, 2011 at 12:23 pm
Let him serve so that he doesn’t do it again. He is a fool, how can he steal 6pin of all things? Maybe ni baboyfriend nomba he has not been supporting, so kubamweneshamo iye!!!!
J'bourg
December 30, 2011 at 1:53 pm
Stealing is stealing it doesn’t matter how much you are thieving because those that have stolen billions started small small until they graduated to pocket big amounts.
The Last Don
December 30, 2011 at 2:19 pm
…and they both spent more than six thousand just for going to the court. waste of time
castellano chimmy
December 30, 2011 at 2:45 pm
Then you even call yourselves public servants,6pin? Awe,u even enjoy working and handling such cases? These cases are best handled by children. Get a life guys.
Bush
December 30, 2011 at 3:36 pm
All thefts under a million kwacha must be sorted out with LASHES!
Why waste Public Funds!
This guy steals 6pin and we are going to cough out 600,000 to keep in cells. Wheres the Logic!
Phiri Malonda
December 30, 2011 at 3:44 pm
Naine ninga mumangise. Kaili nimasiila madam wanga muTonga K1500 for 2 meals a day. Siame shud be hanged.
chanibaba.
chongo nsama
December 30, 2011 at 4:15 pm
PLS ASK HIM TO SIGN A BAIL COZ U HAVE FAILED TO JAIL BIG PEOPLE WHICH MEANS THEIR IS NO CURE FOR CORRUPTION WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT!
janet c
December 30, 2011 at 4:26 pm
Hmm what kind of fool steals K6000 only? This is the reality of poverty in Zambia, whilst RB and sons were stealing billions of taxpayers money. Anyway, I have real hope that ba sata will uplift Zambian ppl’s living standards to the point where they no longer need to steal a pittance of K6 pin
brown eyed baby girl
December 30, 2011 at 4:34 pm
They fail to jail pieces of shit who defile children. They give them a slap on the wrist as a prison sentence then they jail someone 6 months over 6 pin. Flawed justice system! The **** have some sense and heart and correct some these flaws.
sky.jonz
December 30, 2011 at 6:09 pm
remember this country is now bieng ruled under the ten comandment so thuo shall not steel and this person must be the example to others,this is totally difference from liato’s case he just buried the money not steeling and he has no a comlainant but this guy has a complainant he need to be slaped.
sky.jonz
December 30, 2011 at 6:42 pm
ili lisaka sana abanankwe bebila apakulu so that mailo ekeba nafuti, you know abatunono ebakakwa,in the sence that tomorrow he might steel again, 6pin cabe! no i think akakapowe sana, let them take him to jail limbi eefilyako kulya he will be eating cilemba ya sotifye.
Wanu Ngwee
December 30, 2011 at 7:55 pm
FOLKS, ALL THEFT FROM THAT OF ONE NGWEE TO TRILLIONS OF KWACHA IS THEFT AND MUST BE PUNISHED. SA’S FORMER POLICE CHIEF (EQUIVALENT TO ZAMBIA’S I.G.) HAS BEEN JAILED FOR 15 YEARS FOR CORRUPTLY OBTAINING APPROXIMATELY R160,000(ABOUT ZMK110MILLION). NOW, GIVEN THE GOVT RESOURCES AT THIS MAN’S DISPOSAL, THIS MONEY IS NEGLEGIBLE BUT HE’S NOW IN BOARDING! IN ANY CASE THE GENERAL TREND IS THAT THE INSTANCE OF ONE BEING CAUGHT STEALING IS JUST A MANIFESTATION OF WHAT THEY’VE BEEN DOING FOR MUCH LONGER!!
TK
December 31, 2011 at 1:23 am
Nalumino won Lotto (K510m) with 6 pin!