THE Lusaka High Court has granted former intelligence chief Xavier Chungu bail of K50,000 in his own recognizance, with two working sureties in the sum of K20,000 each. This was after Chungu’s lawyers applied for bail pending trial at the High Court, stating that the accused had been detained at Kabwata Police Station for more than 24 hours without being released or taken to court. The lawyers further stated that no reason had been advanced by the police as to why they denied the accused bond or failed to take him to court, although he had availed the officer-in-charge with two working sureties. In an affidavit in opposition, the State stated that it had no objection to the application by...
