Cops summon Mutati, Kunda
Cops summon Mutati, KundaBy Mwala Kalaluka
Fri 20 Jan. 2012, 14:00 CAT
FORMER Republican vice-president George Kunda was on Wednesday summoned to appear before a combined investigative team probing the plunder of national resources in Rupiah Banda's regime.
And Kunda appeared before the combined team of investigators from the Drug Enforcement Commission, Anti-Corruption Commission and Zambia Police yesterday afternoon for continued interrogation.
Investigative team spokesperson Charity Munganga Chanda and highly-placed sources also confirmed yesterday that former commerce minister Felix Mutati and Rupiah Banda's former economic advisor, Dr Richard Chembe were also summoned.
"They actually did appear in connection with cases that are under investigation but we will let you know the outcome of our investigations," Chanda said. "Right now we are still investigating."
Chanda said Kunda, the MMD's Muchinga member of parliament, first appeared at the former Task Force on Corruption offices in Lusaka's Woodlands area in the company of his lawyer Sunday Nkonde at 09:30 on Wednesday.
"Honourable Mutati at 14:30 and Dr Chembe today yesterday at 09:00 hours," Chanda said. "They were summoned to come and appear before us to help with investigations. Mutati, who is MMD Lunte MP, and Dr Chembe were accompanied by their lawyers, Lubinda Linyama of Eric Silwamba and Company, and Prof Patrick Mvunga, respectively.
And Chanda later yesterday confirmed that Kunda was back before the combined investigating team for continued questioning.
When asked to explain his summoning and after being questioned for over three hours yesterday, Kunda said: "No, nothing. We were just discussing matters of mutual interest."
Highly-placed sources said several people had been lined up to appear before the investigative team in the coming few days and that there were discussions to review some of the charges slapped on those former government leaders that had already appeared before the team.
Recently, the combined team of investigators summoned former first lady Thandiwe Banda to appear before it on February 3, 2012 in connection with money belonging to the Mpundu Trust and some luxury villas under construction on Lusaka's Leopard Hill road.
So far former education minister, Dora Siliya and former Zambia Revenue Authority ZRA Commissioner General Wisdom Nhekairo have been warned and cautioned over issues under investigation by the team.
Labels: ACC, COURTS, DEC, FELIX MUTATI, GEORGE KUNDA
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