Former UPND Maramba Ward Councilor, Moses Simbaya has been convicted by the Livingstone Magistrate Court for obtaining money by false pretense contrary to section 309 of the Penal Code, Chapter 87, of the Laws of Zambia.
Simbaya, a businessman aged 36, of house number H12B Highlands, in Livingstone appeared before Senior Resident Magistrate Ireen Wushimanga for judgment and was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment with hard labour, suspended for six months.
Simbaya was jointly charged with Mubita Muyangwa, aged 35, of an unknown address in Livingstone, but Muyangwa was acquitted, as the Prosecution failed to prove his case beyond reasonable doubt.
Particulars of the offence are that Simbaya and Muyangwa on unknown dates but between 24th July, 2018 and 29th October, 2018, in Livingstone, jointly and while acting together and with intent to defraud, did obtain K24, 000 cash from Richard Siamiti, by falsely pretending they had a plot for sale, when in fact, not.
The Livingstone Magistrate Court has acquitted a Drug Enforcement Commission Assistant Investigations Officer who was facing two counts of corrupt practices.
The acquittal came as a result of the failure by the prosecution to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt.
Andrew Pikiti was facing two counts of corrupt practices contrary to section 19(1), as read with section 41 of the Anti-Corruption Act Number 3 of 2012.
Pikiti appeared before Senior Resident Magistrate William Banda for judgment in the matter.
In count one, particulars of the offense were that Pikiti, on dates unknown but between 1st September 2015 and 23rd October 2015, in Livingstone, did corruptly receive K500 gratification from Joseph Moyo, as inducement for himself in order to facilitate the stoppage of money laundering criminal investigations by the DEC against Moyo.