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| Chanda Chimba III |
The Lusaka
Magistrate Court has convicted and jailed to two years Lusaka Veteran
Broadcaster Chanda Chimba III over his role in the production of the
controversial television documentaries “Stand up for Zambia”.
Magistrate
Obbyster Musukwa also established that the business trading name Phibajo
Productions has been found to have been operating without any formal
registration of the business at the National Archives.
Delivering
the verdict yesterday afternoon, Magistrate Musukwa said the prosecution proved
beyond reasonable doubt that Mr. Chimba’s firm had no capacity to pay for
documentaries aired on public and private media outlets.
Mr Chimba
was producing a controversial TV Series called Stand up for Zambia which aired
on ZNBC and was notorious for propaganda against then opposition PF leader
Michael Sata.
His
co-accused former Information Minster Lieutenant General Ronnie Shikapwasha and
former Information Permanent Secretary Sam Phiri have been acquitted on charges
of abuse of authority of office.
In 2011 Patriotic
Front (PF) leader Michael Sata sued the publisher of Stand Up for Zambia (SUFZ)
News, Chanda Chimba III for allegedly publishing defamatory articles about him,
including his sickness.
The late
Micheal Sata claimed he had been seriously injured in his character, credit and
reputation and was demanding damages and an injunction restraining Mr Chimba
and his servant or agents from distributing, circulating or selling the said
tabloid until determination of the matter.
Chanda Chimba III is set to appeal against his conviction by the Lusaka
magistrate.
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