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LIATO’s Ex-Employee Says ‘LIATO Threatened Us After K2.1 billion BURST’
The first witness in the K2.1 billion case involving former Labour minister Austin Liato has narrated how the former minster threatened to kill him and two of his colleagues after Police discovered the buried money, accusing them of betraying him.
Testifying before Principal Magistrate Aridah Chulu was Paul Lumano Kakumbi, a former employee of Mr. Liato at his Mwembeshi farm who told the court how Mr. Liato and his alleged family members called him a criminal and thief and blamed him for discovery by the security officers of the money.
This is in a case in which Mr. Liato is charged with being in possession of property suspected of being proceeds of crime contrary to section 71 subsection 1 of the forfeiture of proceeds of crime Act number 19 of 2010 of the Laws of Zambia.
Particulars of the offence are that on November 24, 2011, Mr. Liato 46 did possess and conceal money amounting to K2.1 billion on his Farm number L. Mpamba 44 in Mwembeshi reasonably suspected of proceeds of crime.
Kakumbi who is currently being sheltered at Lilayi Police College for fear of victimization by Mr. Liato’s family told a fully parked court room that he was not aware of any money buried at the Farm until a combined team of Police and DEC officers excavated the K2.1 billion.
Kakumbi who said he has known Mr. Liato for about ten years testified that he was present when security officers stormed the farm to conduct searches and the subsequent discovery of the K2.1 billion concealed in two black steel trunks in a small round house known as Shale.
The witness caused laughter in the court when he narrated how his wife fainted out of shock upon knowing that so much money was buried at the farm when her husband was being paid a low salary.
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Mutembo Nchito requested that the trunks and safes containing the K2.1 billion be brought in the court room for the witness to identify them.
There was a heavy presence of police officers in full gear at the Magistrate court complex when trunks containing the money in question were brought before the court for identification by the witnessed.
The nervous looking Kakumbi identified the trunks and safes of money as being the ones he saw during the search exercise by a combined team of investigative officers on November 24, 2011.
Trial continues.
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on January 19, 2012. Filed under LATEST NEWS.
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Legend Killer
January 19, 2012 at 9:28 pm
Iyo kwena. If the courtd do not find Liato guilty within the shortest possible time, am afraid he’ll go scot free like the likes of Henry Kapoko are roaming the streets freely.
Legend Killer
January 19, 2012 at 9:30 pm
Correction…. not ‘coutrd’ but courts
Judgment Will come
January 19, 2012 at 9:31 pm
So the wife did not have an idea of the cash concealed in trunks!!! Too bad for you madam but as for you Liato, you have a lot of explanations to do. Nchito will eat you alive
jjjik
January 19, 2012 at 9:46 pm
tucili tuledabwa!
ME
January 19, 2012 at 10:29 pm
Foolish man am here looking 4 20million capital & the idot has 2.1bill
HERVE RENARD.
January 19, 2012 at 10:32 pm
Chikakeni bwangu.
Tom
January 19, 2012 at 11:48 pm
@3 please read carefully, the one who fainted wasn t Liato’s wife but the wife of Liato’s employ who is now state witness 0
Mistah Fab
January 20, 2012 at 1:19 am
How many wives does that man have..i hear he has more than 2
Air Mukwai_
January 20, 2012 at 2:36 am
liato that’s first degree stinginess.
blessed is the hand that giventh than the one that burry cash. liato must seek solely rational ways of assisting his workers and relatives but the bugger opted to squirrel away the cash for a cash crop.
Nostradamus
January 20, 2012 at 3:53 am
This is scary, Mutomba Nchito may loose the 7th out of 9 cases he has prosecuted for corruption.
- This case is simple, ask such questions as: How many bags of maize did you sell on cash. How many hectares do you plough at that house.
- How many marketeers come to buy tomatoes at your farm.
- Mr. Liato, can you tell the court your regular schedule in 2010, how many days at parliament, labour ministry, MMD campaign and WHAT time did you have to attend to CASH customers.
Unfortunately Nchito don’t know how to use a calculator.
imitwe shamano
January 20, 2012 at 5:30 am
My wealth is more than this K2.1m and I ve kept it not in the bank, somewhere where its very safe, heaven, being kept by Jesus where there are no thieves to steal. Only God knows how much I am worth
Tobela pa mbale
January 20, 2012 at 6:47 am
Shale?? Or chalet? ba Tumfweko
atm
January 20, 2012 at 7:17 am
May God help Zambia
Major General KV
January 20, 2012 at 8:15 am
The evidence is there already,Liato ku mukakafye
Bob Marley
January 20, 2012 at 8:48 am
Dem belly full but we hungry. Idiots!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MOST WANTED
January 20, 2012 at 10:02 am
This is Zambia where pipo who committee big cases like stealing bread or a DVD player are sent to jell while those who committee small offenses like Liato continue to enjoy the debate in courts.He will never be cadged.blive me you.
chanda chiimba de 4th
January 21, 2012 at 6:28 am
courts in de whole world cn b ******.it sims prisons r jst 4de poor.liatos case wl jst die a natural death all in de name of adjanments. i hate law
chanda chiimba de 4th
January 21, 2012 at 6:33 am
courts in de whole world cn b ******.it sims prisons r jst 4de poor.liatos case wl jst die a natural death all in de name of adjanments. i hate law. inside data oso hs t tht liato ws min 2hs wekers e.g de chap who repotd hm hd hs wife sik n askt 4mòney frm bos liato 2tk hs wf 2de clinic wherupon de bagar liato sed h ddnt hv mane wn de weka knw they hd buried bilions of kwachas.de frstratd chap then repotd 2police