CHITA Lodge Limited Director James Chungu has told the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that he built his Ibex Hill property using loans and sales from his business. Chungu has further denied concealing any property with former Zambia Air Force (ZAF) commander Eric Chimese, arguing that “unless selling rooms is money laundering, then I’m guilty”. Meanwhile, Chimese has opted to remain silent in his defence in the matter in which he and Chungu are charged with abuse of authority of office and money laundering relating to properties in Ibex Hill. It is alleged in the first count that between June 2013 and June 2018 in Lusaka, Chimese being a ZAF commander at the time, engaged employees of ZAF to do works on...

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