{UAH} Ex-Zambian vice-president jailed for storming TV station in 2016
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Ex-Zambian vice-president jailed for storming TV station in 2016
ZAMBIA
A former Vice-President of Zambia has been jailed by a magistrate court in the capital, Lusaka, in a case that dates back to 2016.
Local media portals report that Nevers Mumba, 57, had been handed a three-month jail sentence after he was convicted of giving false information to a police officer.
Wednesday's conviction relates back to 2016 when he invaded the premises of the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC), the national broadcaster.
The court found him guilty of lying his way into the premises after telling the police officer that he had an appointment with the news editor of the corporation.
He has done so, apparently to protest about a story the station had aired. Reports indicate that he was also charged with criminal trespass but was acquitted in that case.
Magistrate David Simusamba in his judgement held that even though ZNBC was a public institution, it maintained restricted access for good reason and as such there was the need for visitors to be screened.
Mr Mumba, was a presidential aspirant in a presidential by-election held in 2015 on the ticket of the former ruling party, the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD).
Mumba served as Zambia's veep between 2004 – 2004 under the presidency of Levy Mwanawasa. He is also a preacher who has founded a church. The Times of Zambia said he said it was well after the conviction was handed down.
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