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Pambashe Member of Parliament Ronald Chitotela and his Kawambwa central counterpart Nickson Chilangwa, Kawambwa Mayor Chifumbe Kalumba and five others have pleaded not guilty in a matter in which they are charged with separate offences which include one count of arson, threatening violence, malicious damage to property and four counts of assault.
Mr. Chitotela and Mr. Chilangwa with five others namely; David Kaniki, Charity Musantu, Chifumbe Kalumba, Chabu and Kunda Chitotela are accused of assaulting UPND members, damaging the windscreen of a Mahindra vehicle and setting it on fire and threatening violence on August 12th, 2021.
When the matter came up before the Kawambwa subordinate court, the accused pleaded not guilty to the offences.
The court has since set January 10, 2022 as the date for mention and January 24th as the date for commencement of trial.
The court has also ordered the state to surrender fingerprints of the accused in their original state as holding on to them is unconstitutional.
The accused persons are being represented by lawyers; Benjamin Mwewa, Jonas Zimba and Andrew Kombe.