THE National Prosecutions Authority (NPA) has submitted to the Lusaka High Court that Chris Zumani Zimba and his co-accused in the gassing case are not entitled to any reliefs for their arrest and detention. This is in a matter in which Zimba, who is former president Edgar Lungu’s political advisor, and Portipher Gwai have sued the state, demanding K233,780,000 compensation for their arrest, detention, and prosecution. Zimba and Gwai cited the Attorney General, the NPA, Director of Public Prosecutions Gilbert Phiri and Catherine Lwimba, a police officer, as defendants. On December 1, 2023, the Lusaka High Court acquitted Zimba, Given Phiri, Marlone Banda and Gwai of gassing-related charges on grounds that there was no evidence linking them to the offences....

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