Katanga appeals against 3-yr jail term

CHOMBA MUSIKA
Lusaka
FORMER Deputy Inspector General of Police Charity Katanga has appealed against the three-year jail term imposed on her for possession of 10 buses deemed to be proceeds of crime.
Through her lawyers, Messrs Malisa and Partners Legal Practitioners, Ms Katanga has also applied for bail pending hearing of her appeal against her conviction.
On Monday, Lusaka chief resident magistrate Davies Chibwili jailed Ms Katanga after finding her guilty of possession of 10 Higer buses worth K26 million.
The court found that between January 1, 2017 and June 6, 2022, the convict, jointly and while acting with others, bought 10 Higer buses, operating under Chibeka Express, for being proceeds of crime.
She failed to prove that the money used to buy the buses was from her legitimate sources of income.
Magistrate Chibwili found that the 45-year-old former senior police officer’s known income between 2017 and 2021 was over K1.7 million against over K18 million which was paid towards the purchase of the buses…https://enews.daily-mail.co.zm/