THE Attorney General has sued a former accounts assistant at the National Assembly of Zambia, seeking a payment of K672,074.89 which he owes to the state. The state, which has sued Machila Ngoma, further wants interest on the sum and costs of and occasioned by the action. In a statement of claim filed in the Lusaka High Court Principal Registry, the state submitted that on February 23, 2022, Ngoma was charged with fraudulent handling of cash amounting K760,525.05. They stated that Ngoma was later found guilty of the offence after a disciplinary meeting and subsequently dismissed following approval from the Speaker of the National Assembly. “The defendant (Machila Ngoma) is and was at all material times a former accounts assistant...