A 53-YEAR-OLD Kanyama Police officer has appeared before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court and has denied a charge of abuse of authority, after he allegedly released suspects while intoxicated on New Year’s Eve. In this matter, Titus Phiri of Lusaka’s Kabangwe area is charged with one count of abuse of authority of office, contrary to Sections 21(1)(a) and 41(a) of the Anti-Corruption Act No. 3 of 2012 of the Laws of Zambia. Particulars of the offence allege that Phiri, on December 31, 2024, in Lusaka, being a police officer under the employ of the Zambia Police, did arbitrarily abuse the authority of his office by releasing Kelvin Mwape, Kennedy Musonda, Jane Fletcher Nkhosani, Laston Ngosa, Agness Mwaba, Maclean Shamaubi, Calledi Mumeka...