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RB Arrested Again, This Time For Stealing Trucks
Former Republican President Rupiah Banda has been formally charged and arrested in connection with the concealment of nine (9) light trucks which he allegedly received from a named construction company.
The former president charged and arrested this morning when he appeared for questioning before the Joint Government Investigations team at the Drug Enforcement Commission.
Former president Rupiah Banda at State House a week before he was voted out
As he left the DEC offices Mr Banda could only afford a wave at journalists without uttering any word.
And Joint Government Investigations team Spokesperson Namukolo Kasumpa later told journalists that former republican president had been formally charged with concealment of nine light trucks that were used as campaign material by the MMD in the run up to the 2011 general elections.
Ms. Kasumpa explains that president Banda who will appear in court on 30th April 2013,has been released on bond of Kr 500 rebased and two working sureties.
The former president is already facing other corruption charges in courts of law.
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KANITUNDILA AKA KANTU
April 15, 2013 at 1:13 pm
Iye tata uyi, how many things did he steal kanshi? Such people can still their own……..
Sansamukeni
April 15, 2013 at 2:02 pm
I htought motor vehicle theft was non-bailable, clarification please???
Osmore
April 15, 2013 at 2:32 pm
In Zambia judges are the devil incarnates. That thief store motor vehicles which is a non bailable offence.ls money he stole bought them? l am auging poor pipo all over the country to raise up against the judiciary which is bent on punishing them.
CK
April 15, 2013 at 3:22 pm
Where are the defenders of corruption? Arrest them for defending corruption!RB is a big thief
feb
April 15, 2013 at 4:21 pm
let him pay 4 his sins mambala
simonmfula
April 15, 2013 at 4:27 pm
We hope police have not fabricated another nolle proqui to make opposition appear popular heheh
August
April 15, 2013 at 4:49 pm
dr kaunda’s immunity should be stripped so that that dictator can answer for his crimes against humanity during his one party state.
binali patrick
April 15, 2013 at 4:59 pm
| hope the cases will not take years to virdicate RB.BWANALI
Chazyamantandi
April 15, 2013 at 5:11 pm
Mambala,@ Sansamukeni,they say concealment and not stealing of motor vehicles?
Major Oliver
April 15, 2013 at 6:31 pm
But zoona mu Zambia muli njala kuipaaaa.Sure head of state kuti akangiwa no kukwata utu utumamyotoka.What more nganindeke.Ba govnt tulefwaya imilandu noti utukwangwa twamilandu.
CHINYOPILO MUNI BWEZELE
April 15, 2013 at 7:57 pm
A Rupiah Banda kuibana mweo! Manyazi kumense. Ala fingi twalaumfwako
deluxe
April 15, 2013 at 11:41 pm
R.B THATS Y U WERE URINATED BY A MONKEY COZ U WERE STEALING.ULELAPILA
chansa wibatiina bwingi
April 16, 2013 at 6:47 am
Just give us full information…….not a named former president concealed a named number of light trucks of a named model from a named construction company and were parked at a named farm and that the named director of the named company further said that the trucks were actually 10 and not 9 as the 10th truck was taken by a named son of the named former president…….