INFRASTRUCTURE, Housing and Urban Development Minister Charles Milupi says Munir Zulu’s judgment is proof that his claims were false. On Monday, Lusaka Chief Resident Magistrate Davies Chibwili sentenced Zulu, who is Lumezi Independent MP, to 12 months imprisonment with hard labour for making defamatory remarks against Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane, his Infrastructure counterpart Charles Milupi and RDA Board Chairperson Mulchand Kuntawala. In an interview, Tuesday, Milupi said he was glad the case had come to an end. “What satisfies me is that there has been judgement, it was very, very clear that the allegations were false, as to the magnitude of the punishment, that is really up to the court. We know that in other libel cases, people have got...

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