By NATION REPORTER
STATE House should openly respond to the expose’ that some of its staff are involved in the raging and infamous Gold and cash scandal that has so far seen the arrest and detention of five foreign nationals and four Zambians, including Shadreck Kasanda, George Mpombo has said.
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As the gold and cash scandal has continued to rage, Makebi Zulu Advocates, a law firm representing Mr Kasanda has disclosed that some State House personnel are in fact deeply involved in the indignity yet the law enforcement agencies have not moved to arrest them.
And now, Kasanda’s Attorneys are demanding the withdrawal of the charges against him (Kasanda) and his immediate release or the State would have to face the temerity of the name and shame should the law firm decide to take legal action.
Dr Mpombo, the former Minister of Defence says it was interesting that Mr Kasanda, who was currently in detention is daring the State to free him and failure to which, he would he would have no option but to make a full disclosure of the State House officials who participated in the scandal.
He said President Hakainde Hichilema had so far challenged himself that whoever would be found to have been involved in the gold and cash scandal at the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport, including State House staff, the law would have to take its full course.
He said there had been attempts to exonerate State House but the revelations by Makebi Zulu Advocates had exposed the cover up that no State House official was not involved in the matter.
Dr Mpombo said that the head of State should therefore upon return from South Africa tell Zambians the truth rather than skirting around the scandal in which his own staff were involved.
“I feel the powers that be need to clear the air because if they decide to keep quiet, a very bad picture will be sent. Now that it has come out that in fact some State House officials are involved in the scandal, the authorities cannot continue to maintain the silence with the hope that the matter will die away. Zambians have every reason to demand the truth from State House,” Dr Mpombo said.
Makebi Zulu Advocates, the legal firm representing Kasanda has written to the Attorney General, demanding that its client be released as failure to do so would result in their client giving full disclosure of the involvement of a State House official.
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