Mutinta M’membe pleads not guilty

Mutinta Mmembe at court

Post Newspapers Limited in Liquidation proprietor Fred M’membe’s wife Mutinta has pleaded not guilty to one count of contempt of court.

This in a case in which Mrs M’membe is alleged to have torn a search warrant presented to her by Police officers who had gone to conduct a search at her residence located along Nagwenya road in Rhodespark on 15th February.

Mrs M’membe denied the charge when she appeared for plea before Magistrate Ireen Washimanga this morning.

Magistrate Washimanga has since set 3rd April as the date for commencement of trial in the matter.

Mrs M’membe who is also Oracle Media proprietor, the publishers of The Mast newspaper was last Wednesday arrested on alleged obstruction charges when Police raided her house.

She later released on a K3,000 bail.

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