A DEC senior investigations officer has told the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that investigations revealed that the money paid to media houses for the 2021 general election advertisements by the PF was not genuine but rather proceeds of crime. Highton Chilele, a DEC officer under the Anti-Money Laundering Investigations Unit, testified that about K100 million was deposited into Anna Mwitwa’s law firm’s account, but there was no proper documentation from the PF to account for the money. In this matter, former PF secretary general Davies Mwila and Lusaka lawyer Anna Mwitwa are facing one count of possession of property suspected to be proceeds of crime. Mwitwa is also facing another charge of failure to report a suspicious transaction. In count one,...