DEC re-arrests Mushitu, Chituta for abuse of authority of office

The duo of Plot No.31326, Woodlands, Chalala in Lusaka and Plot 4839/917, Kamwala South, respectively, have in the first count been arrested and jointly charged with Kelvin Chiposwa, 49, a former ZRCS Board Chairman, for abuse of authority of office contrary to section 99 of the Penal Code Cap 87 of the laws of Zambia.

And in the second count Mushitu and Chituta have been jointly charged for destroying evidence contrary to section 111 of the Penal Code Cap 87 of the laws of Zambia.

The three suspects have since been released on Police bond and will appear in court soon.

Meanwhile the Commission in Lusaka has arrested a 68 year-old businessman of Kitwe for being in possession of counterfeit notes.

Alex Mambwe, 68, of Kitwe has been arrested for being in possession of K100, 500, 000.00 counterfeit notes of the old currency, $5,800 US dollar counterfeit notes and 100 thousand of the Angolan currency Kwanza suspected counterfeit notes.

The suspect was apprehended at a named Guest house in John Laing.

And in a related development the Commission in Chipata has arrested and jointly charged Chadwick Mudenda, 35, a businessman of House No. 22 Lubuto, Ndola and Owen Mudenda, 28, a businessman of B19 Macha Road in Choma for being in possession of paraphernalia used for manufacturing forged bank notes.

All suspects will appear in court soon.

This is contained in a statement released to QFM by DEC spokesperson Samuel Silomba.