THE Lusaka Magistrate Court has sentenced a Traffic Officer at the Lusaka Central Police to 36 months imprisonment with hard labor for corrupt practices involving K 1, 000.
This is contained in a statement made available to the media by ACC Public Relations Manager Timothy Moono.
Mr. Moono said Lusaka Magistrate Lameck Mwale yesterday 13th May 2015 found Titus Chisanga, 36, of House No. 3 Block 10 Kafue Police Camp, a Traffic Officer at the Lusaka Central Police, guilty of one count of corrupt practices by public officer contrary to section 29 (1) and 41 of the Anti-Corruption Act No. 41 of 1996 to the laws of Zambia.
“Details of the offence are that Chisanga, between 25th August and 3rd December 2009, corruptly solicited for K1, 000 and actually received K500 from Mable Chisanga as an inducement or reward for him to release her impounded motor vehicle registration number ABT 1022 from police custody.” Mr. Moono said.
Mr. Moono added Chisanga was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Commission on 22nd December 2012 and charged with one count corrupt practices by public officer contrary to the laws of Zambia.
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These police officers are an eye sore where corruption is concerned,one wonders how many of them can’t be arrested as they do corrupt activities openly on the roads.Hope this will be a lesson to others though balikunguma they can’t stop kuti notuma Ladies officers kumo.Gud judgement
The whole pf government stinks of corruption. I find it absurd that it is only the poor workers being found wanting for corruption brought about by the same pf top officials’ poor economic management. People are suffering and desperate. This leads to corruption. Meanwhile we here of secret secuurity loans with corruption written all over them and yet we do not see anyone taking blame or consequences for day light robbery of tax payers money. Vote UPND
The sentence should be a warning to police officers that indeed there is no one above the law.They have made it a habit to mount unnecessary roadblocks to fundraise for there personal needs.
Police traffic must be abolished instead Ratsa should be in charge. BA KAPOKOLA MA CRIMINALS.
Mable and Titus Chisanga or is it the usual Tumfweko unreliability?
Why did it take so long?
Mmmmm ba magistrate,the offence happend btn august and 3rd dec,to only come and arrest the man on 22nd dec? Where ws the evidence,@jjb I seek ur ruling on this matter,ws the hon.magistrate on firm ground on this 1?
There is alot of holes in this case, gross mishandling and inefficient police system, did the accused skip the country for a 3 yrs old warrant of arrest to be executed? Secondly, its a prima facie case based on a K500.00 as evidence for the charge NOT based on a K1000.00 which was only used as soliciting figure for the bribe, you base the judgement based on the actual amount received as a bribe. Lastly the judicial system failed also to come and pass judgement 6 years after the crime that involves a mere K500.00?
Mmmmm ba magistrate,the offence happend btn august and 3rd dec,to only come and arrest the man on 22nd dec? Where ws the evidence,@jjb I seek ur opinion on this matter,ws the hon.magistrate on firm ground on this 1?
Ati umulandu taubola
let the others learn.good job judge.
Tumfweko you are becoming useless these are very old stories FATHER FLANK BWALYA PLEASE TELL YOUR NEWS WRITERS TI INFORM THE PEOPLE OF ZAMBIAN WITH INFORMATION WHICH HAS FACTS , FACTUAL NEWS NOT REPEATING THE SAME ARTICLES EVERY NOW AND THEN
thats zambia revenue police,one wonders why there is a thousand roadblocks on the highways.
Just the way police and rtsa have rolling and static road blocks the ACC and DEC should have mobile units “stinging” the cops.
Trap these cops and rtsa fellows and jail 5 or 10 a week to scare the living $hit out of them.
When caught, the cops homes, plots and indirectly held properties should be subject to DEC anti money laundering unit repossession.
Have the cops scared of being corrupt.
It is typical under pf rule. People are even gettin used to such treatments
NEZ try to be more objective.i have no kind words on this officer he should go and rot in jail because pf did not tell him to be corrupt.