THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a 44-year-old Chinese businessman to 10 months’ imprisonment for assaulting a female police officer. In this matter, Zhao Bin was charged with one count of assault on a police officer contrary to Section 250(b) of the Penal Code, Chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia. It was alleged that Zhao, on November 29, 2025, in Lusaka, assaulted Sergeant Chipo P. Matulula, service number 44167, an officer of the Zambia Police Service, in the due execution of her duty. When the matter came up for judgment, Magistrate Martin Namushi convicted Bin, stating that the offence of assault had been proved beyond reasonable doubt. “I have come to the conclusion that the accused person assaulted the...