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FORMER Zambia Revenue Authority Commissioner General Kingsley Chanda yesterday pleaded not guilty to 22 counts of willful failure to comply with procedure relating to 22 motor vehicles.
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This was after the state substituted the indictment following the courts order at the last sitting.
The court had ordered the state to drop the charge of abuse of authority and amend the indictment.
Chanda is charged with former Zambia Revenue Authority director administration Callistus Kaoma in all 22 counts.
In count one to three, it is alleged that Chanda and Kaoma, between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2020, in Lusaka, being public officers namely, commissioner general and director administration respectively, at Zambia Revenue Authority, a public body, did wilfully fail to comply with the applicable law and procedure relating to the disposal of property in the manner they disposed a motor vehicle namely, Mitsubishi Pajero bearing registration number ABK 6092, ABF 8339 and ABF 3858, the property of ZRA.
In count four to eight, it is alleged that Chanda and Kaoma, during the same timeframe, did wilfully fail to comply with the applicable law and procedure relating to the disposal of property in the manner they disposed a motor vehicle namely, Nissan Hardbody bearing registration number ABL 6927, Nissan Tiida bearing registration number ABV 5918 Toyota Corolla bearing registration number ABZ 7209 and a Mitsubishi Pajero registration number ABL 3850, the property of ZRA.
When the matter came up for possible plea, magistrate Silvia Munyinya read out the charges to which the duo denied.
Trial commences on September 25, 2023.
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