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Dora’s Trial Fails To Take Off
Trial in the case in which former Transport and Communications Minister Dora Siliya is charged for abuse of office failed to take off in the Magistrates court on Monday.
This is because Ms Siliya’s lead lawyers were not in court.
One of her lawyers Lubinda Linyama has told the court that her client’s defence team will be led by Sakwiba Sikota of Central Chambers and Eric Silwamba of Eric Silwamba and Company.
Mr. Linyama has told Chief resident Magistrate Joshua Banda that the two lawyers were this morning not able to appear before court.
He has told the court that he agreed with the prosecuting team that the matter be adjourned.
Magistrate Banda has since agreed to adjourn the matter to May 23 but warned that he will not agree to adjourn the matter next time.
The Prosecution team in the case is comprised of seven state prosecutors led by the Director of Public Prosecutions Mutembo Nchito.
Ms Siliya is charged with abuse of authority of office contrary to section 99 of the penal code chapter 87 of the laws of Zambia.
In the first count, she is alleged to have directed the cancellation of a duly awarded tender for the supply, delivery, installation and commissioning of the Zambia Air Traffic Management Surveillance Radar System to Thales Air System of South Africa.
In the second count, Ms. Siliya is alleged to have accepted a free offer from selex Systemi Integatic S.P.A for the repair of a radar head at the then Lusaka International airport without following procedure.
As a result, the government lost almost two-billion-kwacha.
Posted by Admin
on May 7, 2012. Filed under LATEST NEWS.
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Mr. Nyengani
May 7, 2012 at 4:17 pm
I feel for ma ex-galfrnd, jst wanna let her knw i stil luv her
Automatic dick
May 7, 2012 at 4:24 pm
Boma ni boma,just tell your team to appear before the courts of law.
Mankwanga akumana baama.
Zeb Mpinganjira
May 7, 2012 at 5:00 pm
At least she has started sobering up a bit, hope reality dawns on her that she is not as “smart” as RB alleged at the time!!!
igwala gwala
May 7, 2012 at 5:27 pm
they made a deliberate move next time it won’t work
kabobola
May 7, 2012 at 6:03 pm
Dora is innocent Ukwa & company are only trying to be petty for nothing but personal reasons. Ask Justin Zulu he knows the truth & that’s why he fled the country leaving the report to be made by his deputy. More of taxpayer’s money will be wasted on tribunals.
Kaluvale
May 7, 2012 at 6:22 pm
Law is for the poor.
The Patriot
May 7, 2012 at 7:29 pm
Nga mupina nga nalwala nempele inonshita muchifungo. Why all these adjounments if there is no evidence aquit them pliz we ar tired of this nonsense, lets forge ahead afterall even if u recover wat ever was stolen mukalya mweka nga tamwa amba kale, where is Liato? We no nothng wil happen why the delay, we wil soon here those livingstone poor chaps being slaped with death penalties besides their inocence.
Subira kuzipa
May 7, 2012 at 9:22 pm
The rich rule the law and the law grind the poor bt God knws our ways nd our thoughts
fyonse
May 8, 2012 at 3:11 am
I am mauless
doc b
May 8, 2012 at 3:28 am
Dora bring your laws next time or you will go back to hiltop hotel.
fd
May 8, 2012 at 10:52 am
ba dora tell your layers ukuposako amano shame
Junta
May 8, 2012 at 11:05 am
U guys no 1 is above the law.
1 ray
May 8, 2012 at 1:06 pm
ba dora mwakakwa.
son
May 8, 2012 at 3:55 pm
dora is being sucked by the hungry pfs