Jailed former PF cadre, Muchemwa, loses properties worth K12 million

Former Intercity Patriotic Front (PF) cadre, Francis Muchemwa, also known as Commander 2, has lost his properties, including his house, after the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court ordered their forfeiture to the State.

Lusaka Chief Resident Magistrate, Davies Chibwili, ruled on Monday that Muchemwa’s properties, valued at over K12 million, are proceeds of crime following his conviction.

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The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) had applied for the forfeiture under the Forfeiture of Proceeds of Crime Act No. 19 of 2010.

Muchemwa was convicted of possessing properties obtained through proceeds of crime and sentenced to three years imprisonment with hard labor.

Additionally, he was fined K141,400, and his two companies were fined a total of K800,000.

The forfeited assets include properties L/26393/M, L/26394/M, and a motor vehicle BAR 9059 ZM.

Muchemwa had filed a notice of intention to appeal against the conviction and sentencing to the High Court, arguing that the magistrate erred in law and fact by failing to submit the documentary evidence due to a technicality.

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