Emmanuel Mwamba formally charged,arrested
Mwila Nsofu
ZNBC News
Police in LUSAKA have formally charged and arrested PF Deputy National Chairperson for Information and Publicity EMMANUEL MWAMBA for forgery and publication of information.
MWAMBA 52, has jointly been charged with ANDY LUCHINDE 29 of Lusaka.
Police Assistant Public Relations Officer, GODFREY CHILABI has confirmed the arrests to ZNBC News .
Mr CHILABI says in the count of forgery, it is alleged that MWAMBA, while acting together with LUCHINDE and other unknown persons, did forge a document namely ‘Presidential Directive Letter,’ purporting that the Republican President did direct the Director General of Zambia Security and Intelligence Services to contain the activities of Archbishop ALICK BANDA.
He in the second count, the suspects did forge a document namely ‘Request Letter,’ purporting that the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security JOSEPHS AKAFUMBA, did request the Secretary to the Cabinet at the Cabinet Office to petition the Vatican through the Apostolic Nuncio in Lusaka regarding the activities of Archbishop BANDA.
Mr CHILABI added that in the counts of publication of information, it is alleged that MWAMBA jointly and while acting together with LUCHINDE and other unknown persons, with intent to compromise the safety and security of the Republican President did publish a letter in the picture purporting to have been signed by the Republican President directing the Director General of the Zambia Security and Intelligence Service to contain the influence of Archbishop BANDA over the Roman Catholic Church on Government Institutions and other quasi-government institutions using a computer system on the Facebook pages known as Patriotic Front-PF and Grindstone Television Zambia.
He said in a similar count, it is alleged that on June 8, 2023, in Lusaka, MWAMBA jointly and while acting together with LUCHINDE and other unknown persons, with intent to compromise the safety and security of Mr. AKAFUMBA, did publish a request letter in the picture purporting that Mr. AKAFUMBA wrote a letter to the Secretary to the Cabinet requesting to petition the Vatican through the Apostolic Nuncio in Lusaka regarding the activities of Archbishop BANDA, using a computer system on the Facebook pages of the Patriotic Front-PF and Grindstone Television Zambia.
Mr CHILABI said that in the third count of publication of information, MWAMBA jointly and while acting together with LUCHINDE and other unknown persons, with intent to compromise the safety and security of Mr. BATUKE IMENDA, Mr. NORMAN CHIPAKUPAKU, Mr. WALLACE CHAKAWA and Mr. CLAYSON HAMASAKA did publish an email printout purporting that Mr. CHAKAWA, Private Secretary-State House, wrote and sent an email to Mr. HAMASAKA, which was forwarded to Mr.IMENDA and Mr CHIPAKUPAKU, directing him to isolate Archbishop BANDA and EMERITUS Archbishop Telesphore MPUNDU with his organisation called Our Civic Duty Association (OCiDA) and other unknown Catholic church priests using a computer system on the Facebook pages known as Patriotic front –PF and the Grindstone Television Zambia.
The suspects have been released on police bond and will appear in court soon
