LUSAKA Chief Resident Magistrate Davies Chibwili yesterday sentenced Lumezi Independent MP Munir Zulu to 12 months imprisonment with hard labour in a matter he was charged with libel. Zulu was accused of making defamatory remarks against Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane, his Infrastructure counterpart Charles Milupi and RDA Board Chairperson Mulchand Kuntawala. Zulu was facing three counts of libel. Allegations in count one were that on March 21, 2023, in Lusaka, Zulu with intent to defame, unlawfully published defamatory matters against Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane by way of a press conference in which he alleged that Dr Musokotwane corruptly received money amounting to $250,000.00 through a bank transfer from an unknown company. In count two, it was alleged that Zulu on the...
