FORMER First Lady Esther Lungu says the 15 double-storey flats in State Lodge registered in her name are not proceeds of crime but are in fact, matrimonial properties developed by her husband, Edgar. Esther has submitted to the court that as first lady, she earned allowances from both local and foreign travel and that prior to that, she worked for various organisations where she realised some finances. The former first lady has lamented that following the August 2021 elections, her family has been actively targeted by a number of law enforcement agencies and falsely accused of criminal activities. The Director of Public Prosecutions has in this matter applied to the Economic and Financial Crimes Court, High Court division, to have...

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