A 24-YEAR-OLD Lusaka woman has denied a charge of defamation of the President.
In this matter, Saliya Laisha is accused of alleging that the Head of State sacrificed the six Seventh Day Adventist youths who drowned on Lake Kariba.
It is alleged that on January 5, 2022, in Lusaka, the accused with intent to bring President Hakainde Hichilema into hatred, ridicule or contempt, published a defamatory matter by word of mouth that the President had sacrificed the six Seventh Day Adventist youths who died in the Kariba dam so that he can work well as he has failed to work.
When the matter came up for plea before Magistrate Ntandose Chabala, Wednesday, Laisha pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The matter has since been adjourned to February 22, this year for mention and March 18 for trial.
