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I Met Judge Musonda – Mohan
IN a dramatic turn of events, incarcerated business executive, Mathew Mohan has come out claiming that suspended Supreme Court Judge, Phillip Musonda, visited him at prison to coerce him not to testify against him if called as a witness before the tribunal set up to probe the conduct of three judges.
President Michael Sata suspended Supreme Court Judge Musonda together with High Court judges, Charles Kajimanga and Nigel Mutuna and set up a tribunal to investigate their conduct.
Media reports last week stated that Mr Justice Musonda had, three days after his suspension, visited Mohan at Chimbokaila Prison where the latter was currently serving a two-and-half-year sentence for theft.
But Justice Minister Sebastian Zulu, in a letter to the President, which was published by the Times on Saturday 12th May 2012, said Mr Justice Musonda had visited him at his office on May 9 this year where he denied having visited Mohan.
The judge also lodged a complaint that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Mutembo Nchito had conspired with the Zambia Security Intelligence Services (ZSIS) to fabricate evidence against him to destroy him.
Mr Justice Musonda claimed he did not even know Mohan.
But Mohan alleged yesterday at the Lusaka Magistrate’s court during a snap media briefing that he recalled that Mr Justice Musonda visited him and asked him not to testify against him during the tribunal sittings.
Mohan, who said he was ready to testify before the tribunal about the alleged corruption in the Judiciary, alleged that Mr Justice Musonda could not dictate to him what he should or not say.
“It’s true that Mr Justice Musonda visited me in prison and everyone saw him. I spoke to him and I do not know why he is panicking. He came to beg me not to testify against him in the tribunal,” Mohan said.
The former Ink-Tech managing director, after appearing before deputy registrar of High Court, Chilombo Phiri where he is facing corruption charges, said that it was shameful for Mr Justice Musonda to claim not to know him.
“Today Musonda is saying he does not know me, shame. In Bemba they say “Tabatuka ng’wena amolu yali mumenshi.” No one will stop me from talking the truth about how rotten and corrupt Mr Justice Musonda is,” said Mohan.
Mohan further said that he would not comment much on Mr Justice Musonda’s visit but only say “a beggar is not a chooser.”
He said, in a statement copied to his lawyers Bonaventure Mutale SC, Likando Kalaluka and Kennedy Kaunda from Ellis and Company, that Justice Musonda and his group would not tell him what to say.
Mohan alleged that Mr Justice Musonda first went to his lawyers but after failing to achieve anything, he went to offer him a reward to keep quiet over certain matters.
He said Mr Justice Musonda should not accuse Mr Nchito and ZSIS of anything because they were not there when they allegedly engaged in corrupt activities.
Mohan was yesterday expected to give his defence in a case where he and two others are alleged to have offered K10 million to a court interpreter.
Ms Phiri yesterday set June 28, as judgment day in the matter.
Times Of Zambia
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Kalaba
May 17, 2012 at 4:08 pm
The ELITE, topclass are _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not all animals are equal some are untouchable) let us wait and see!
ven
May 17, 2012 at 4:40 pm
@igwala gwala am all my dear wasup wamona I take it easy mwafulwa ka?hope you good judge musonda elekakwa bane and many more judges will go down!
Kennycool
May 17, 2012 at 5:20 pm
Money is destroying this nation. Alot of dirty will come out of these issues. They have found a smoker who can even confuse the judiciary!!!!!! bazachiona
Abudu
May 17, 2012 at 5:27 pm
H Hichilema how do u fill wa ba.itole lyalanda mulunguwahaoo
oxmos
May 17, 2012 at 6:26 pm
“in a dramatic turn of events..” i like the statement,wait and see
oxmos
May 17, 2012 at 6:46 pm
@ ven…i enjoyed your contributions,they are real
Jam
May 17, 2012 at 7:43 pm
A lot of truth and falsehood mingled. I pray that all involved inclusive of those currently in power will be exposed. Amen
musilikali
May 17, 2012 at 10:28 pm
i thought mohan was in for murder???
King
May 18, 2012 at 2:36 am
Thats why Chipimo & Magande are the true oppositions, they can agree with good things as well as having different views sometimes. NAREP the next.
ziman
May 18, 2012 at 3:35 am
ZWD has banned most of the blogers who blog sensibly, Its like there preffered blogers a in a hyper frenzy condeming the Govt. Lol.. I ve frantically tried to post my comments it appears I ve been blacklisted. Any its a foolish site for cow herders. Let pipo versed in law lead us by elucidating on Judge Chisanga holding that the President’s instituting a Tribunal was unconsitutional, pliz educate us other wise its wait and see! What has Judge Musonda has to say to Mohan’s statement? Comon Journalists go to Chimbokaila and get the facts from the vistor’s book, we want tangible evidence to pin this corrupt judge!
likaki nya nyau
May 18, 2012 at 5:14 am
There can be no better time than now for JPM to perform hara-kiri (suicide)
Isla
May 18, 2012 at 5:50 am
Isnt Mohan the member of the al-qaeda. He once hijacked Zambian airways but then got sexually harnessed by the gay pilot
IQ
May 18, 2012 at 8:28 am
its a wait and see situation….the drama of the judiciary,umufungwa akalipa.
chiingu
May 18, 2012 at 8:50 am
So now who is right between the president and the opposition?
Lets’learn to seperate politics from real issues.
The Promised Son
May 18, 2012 at 1:48 pm
We use the truth to defend the truth & lies to defend lies. Let the corrupt defend their fellow & the uncorrupt defend their fellow. Bravo Mr President.
Honest woman
May 18, 2012 at 2:11 pm
Somebody tell me, has the Mohan jail bird also been convicted for murder besides what he is in for already?
Timm umuzombiki
May 18, 2012 at 8:28 pm
shows how deep rooted coruption is in zed…!
Frank Mutale
May 19, 2012 at 5:41 pm
Kenya fired ALL its judges. Is it impossible to do here? Judge Musonda & late Lewanika were corrupt together. Current Chief Justice is rotten to the core! Mansions under his son’s names built from corrupt money.Investigate ALL judges!!