Fred M’membe starts defending himself
Post newspaper editor Fred M’membe Friday opened his defense in the case where he and his newspaper are facing contempt of court proceedings.
Magistrate David Simusamba on November 18, 2009 found M’membe and the Post newspaper with a case to answer.
The contempt proceedings arose from an article entitled ‘The Chansa Kabwela case: a comedy of errors’,that appeared in The Post edition of August 27, 2009 and which the state felt touched on the case of the People versus Chansa Kabwela.
Earlier chief resident magistrate Charles Kafunda had given a directive restraining media houses covering the Kabwela case from publishing any comments touching on the case.
In his defense today, M’membe said that at the time the article was published, he was on leave.
He told the court that he was pursuing a masters degree in Economics at the University of Zambia.
He said this was a full time course and all students were asked to take leave of work.
Trial continues.
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Welcome Mulenga (and Jelita) atleast we have a dubious trinity of useless MMD cadres. It is good for you to add to the works of your friends Veteran and Capitalist. The South African embassy man (chief licker) is atleast not yet very bad.
Finally, Veteran has gone mad!
I am back!!
Hiroshima-Japan was a great idea but a little expensive. I see Fred is lying in court? It does not matter whether he was there or not the fact is that his paper wrote the article even after a court order restraining him to do so was issued. As they say…Ignorance is no defence!!! And by the way Fred should try the sciences not economics. He has too many arts degree already. Accounts , Law and now economics and none of these teach him how to think logically…sorry guys!!! Just a thought no harm to all who spent their life time doing Arts PhDs.
Veteran Napena.
Veteran. While I do not mind reading through what you write, I often find your reasoning off target and grossly misplaced.
Iwe chi colour Veteran What are you try to say?
‘A MILLION REASONS WHY RB SHOULD CONTINUE IGNORING SOLE LOSERS WITH A DEAFEANING SILENCE BUT SERVE THE NATION’
-• “Vote for Sata and live to regret, warned” Late Dean Nabulya Mung’omba
-•ZAP president, Dean Mung’om says President Chiluba’s confidence that the MMD will scoop this years elections should not be taken lightly
-•Losing Patriotic Front parliamentary candidate in Kitwe, Kalumbwa Kaputo accuses party leader, Michael Sata of being selfish and has branded him a hypocrite
-•President Mwanawasa reiterates that careless outbursts about his leadership borders on treason whose convicts will end up in an institution where the law locks up his visitors
-•President Levy Mwanawasa rules out the privatization of the public media as it is an integral tool in the running of the government.
-•President Mwanawasa dashes hopes that his government will privatize the state media organizations
-•Stephen Kalande urges Patriotic Front leader, Michael Sata to retire from active politics for him to rebuild his tainted political dignity and recapture lost friends
-•President Mwanawasa rules out the immediate crapping of the position of District Administrator
-•Opposition UPND President, Anderson Mazoka vows that he will not wait for five years to ensure that the Mwanawasa government is out
-•Chief Government Spokesman, Vernon Mwanga dismisses as empty statements by UPND President, Anderson Mazoka that the MMD government will not complete it’s five year term of office
-•Vice President, Enoch Kavindele declares that he will be Zambia’s fourth president
-•Hundreds of opposition UPND Lusaka women demonstrate against Levy Mwanawasa’s victory
-•Opposition FDD Vice President, Edith Nawakwi says Mwanawasa is trying to make the government look like a law firm
-•Western donors may resolve to withhold lifeblood aid to Zambia in response to the conduct of the December 27 elections and President Mwanawasa’s subsequent attacks on them
-•Opposition Heritage Party candidate for Msanzala seat, Patrick Daka says he is perturbed by the factthat he did not secure a single vote even after voting for himself
-•University of Zambia (UNZA) lecturer, Austin Mbozi says the country’s presidency should rotate around seven provinces
-•Church of God overseer in Africa, Bishop John Mambwe castigates politicians who are fond of character assassinating their rivals
-• Michael Sata files an interlocutory injunction restraining the MMD from expelling him from the party
-•The Catholic Church rejects pleas for support from former MMD National Secretary, Michael Sata (Chiwamila Garu)
Nayo Nayo, we gat to keep this kid busy at the courts,case or no case!!
rb,s madnes!
Aka lupala