THE State has opposed a bail application by former defence minister Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba’s nephew, Adolphus Mubanga, who is serving prison time. In November, 2023, the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court sentenced Mubanga to two years imprisonment with hard labour for possession of properties suspected to be proceeds of crime. However, Mubanga has appealed his sentence in the Economic and Financial Crimes Court, High Court Division, and applied for bail pending hearing of his appeal. But in an affidavit in opposition to an affidavit in support of summons for bail pending Appeal, Principal State Advocate Angelica Mwanza stated that the reasons given by Mubanga for bail pending his appeal were not enough for the court to grant the application. Mwanza also stated...