Regina’s case adjourned to unknown date
Regina and husband
Three judges will hear the appeal case by wife of former president Fredrick Chiluba, Regina.
Fides Hamaundu, the judge who was scheduled to hear the matter Monday morning instead told parties to the case that the appeal hearing will only commence when the team of judges has been set up.
The matter was adjourned to a date that will only be communicated when the three judges are selected.
On March 2, 2009, Regina was sentenced to three-and-a-half years imprisonment by a magistrate court.
Chief resident magistrate, Charles Kafunda, jailed Regina after he found her guilty on five counts of failing to account for properties suspected to have been stolen.
She spent a few day in jail but was saved by her lawyers who appealed to the High Court. The magistrate court on March 6 2009, granted Regina a 10 million Kwacha bail with two working sureties and immediately set her free from prison.
When he convicted her, Magistrate Kafunda said there was enough evidence that Regina failed to account for the said properties during her defence, which he described as inconsistent.
This was in a case in which Regina was facing three counts of failing to account for properties involving US$188,000 suspected to have been stolen or unlawfully obtained, and one count of failing to account for a motor vehicle in her possession.
The other charges were receiving a Toshiba 61-inch colour television set suspected to have been felonious stolen or obtained and failing to account for cash amounting to K474 million suspected to have been stolen.
Mr Kafunda said the whole financial arrangement of Regina’s businesses was designed to operate in a maze of accounts for purposes of disguising other money which came in her possession.
He said although Regina indicated that she was running a number of businesses involving cash, it was more important for her to have been transparent in her transactions than giving casual explanations without any proof.
The magistrate said her businesses appeared to have been a platform for transactions of trapping money laundering, acts which could cause serious injuries to the proper functions of the economy as funds from such schemes had a tendency of creating distortions in the economy.
On the television set, Mr Kafunda said the act of redirecting it from its owners, the Government, to Regina, a private person, amounted to theft as the television set was taken with the intention to deprive the Government.
He said the accused knew she was not entitled to retaining the television set because she was not married to Dr Chiluba then.
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Chiluba probably told her to take the TV as nobody can touch them in courts in Zambia.
obviously they wil postpone it until the end of the world, but why try insult our inteligence? evry one knws the judiciary iz in an awkward situation. how can the convict the chik wen the dude haz bin aquited, wen the dude iz the one that used 2 chuff the chik with stolen gudz? obviously the solution, on their part, iz 2 postpon it indefinatly, till the end of time…
Just say the case has been dropped. In other words, FORGET ABOUT THIS CASE MWE BENA ZAMBIA!
The chozing of jugdes and subsequent adjournement of this case is a way of manipulating this case.You will prove me right that RB and Kafupi are coniving to let this whole off the hook. God help us. Viva PF & UPND pact come 2011.
To many people, an acquittal for Regina is a foregone conclusion. But, this is not the case because although Chiluba was acquited on criminal charge of stealing $500,000, the British high court civil case of more than $40 millions, still stands to be registered in Zambia. This case can only be fully disposed of when that case is considered. I predict an appeal all the way to the Supreme court. Chiluba claims that $8 millions in ZAMTROP is his personal money, but that has not been challenged yet and the comptroller (X Chungu) is yet to testify. The wise judges will reserve judgement. Regina, don’t hold your breath, yet!
Ba watchdog nowadays you are slow in updating news? What is the matter? We rely on you here in Canada. Come on guys
someone has raped the judiciary for real and we need to redeem it!!MMD mwanya come 2011..
I have no confidence in the judiciary. The judicially has been raped by politicians especially RB. She has been made free by RB already.
chicago city,plize stop that madnes and foolishnes,manay pipo come to this site,to see pipo,s reaction,gs on various isues and not to see that shit,if u hve nothing to do,go sumwayer,make yr point,and not eat,g up that whole space with yr madnes,childish shit.
I am yet to see the out come of the vedict………..but when?….. might be after 10 years.
wow chiti mwaiche,thats very evil of you.u really represent the hatred and maliciousness in zambia.its quite astonishing.
Regina napwa. Wanks boyi have you seen bana Mwanza efyo ba kota? This world is wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!
Surely she will go the the courts for a visit. What other things can they do to her after all its not stolen property any more. Lost the trust we had in the judiciary.