Prosecute Changwe - Syakalima

Prosecute Changwe - Syakalima
By George Chellah
Fri 18 June 2010, 04:01 CAT

POLICE must move on Lucy Changwe with the same speed they exhibited on George Mpombo, Siavonga UPND member of parliament Douglas Syakalima has said.

Commenting on gender and development deputy minister Lucy Changwe’s matter where she bounced a cheque amounting to K10 million in a house purchase transaction, Syakalima called for Changwe’s arrest and prosecution.

“In the first place, we have seen that ever since they took Fred M’membe Post editor-in-chief to prison many people said ‘we seem to have two justice systems’, one for those with the MMD and for others’,” Syakalima said.

“If indeed they think that this is not correct, let them move on Lucy at the speed they moved on Mpombo. For Mpombo, they moved with lightning speed. The same way they moved on Chansa Kabwela Post news editor because State House was involved, let them do the same on this matter as well.”

Syakalima said President Banda must take action on Changwe, too.

“I expect the President to react on Lucy as well. And not this dilly-dally behaviour where he waits until the Zambians exhaust their lungs before he can react,” he said.

Former defence minister Mpombo was arrested a few months ago for bouncing a K10 million. He is currently waiting for judgment in the matter.

And Changwe bounced a cheque amounting to K10 million in a property purchase transaction.

In a letter to President Rupiah Banda dated June 9, 2010, Roger Musonda, who is the owner of the property in question in Mkushi district, complained over the minister’s crime.