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Former Defence Minister, Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba, has told the court that late President Michael Sata and the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) cleared him of corruption allegations during Sata’s administration.
Mwamba, currently serving a five-year sentence at Mwembeshi Prison for conflict of interest and possession of suspected proceeds of crime, has applied to the Economic and Financial Crimes Division of the High Court for permission to present new evidence in his appeal.
He argues that the fresh evidence—comprising a letter from the ACC, his written declaration of interest, and correspondence from President Sata exonerating him—was unfairly excluded from his trial.
Mwamba, who served as Kasama Central MP (2009–2016) and Defence Minister (2011–2013) under the Patriotic Front (PF) government, maintains that his conviction was based on alleged abuse of office related to government contracts.
In his affidavit, he states that he formally declared his interests in writing and that the case was closed after investigations under Sata’s tenure.
However, he said his attempt to introduce this evidence during trial was rejected on procedural grounds.
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He also accused the prosecution of withholding a key document (marked GBM2), which he claimed proved the case should not have been reopened.
According to Mwamba, had the trial court considered these documents, he would not have been convicted.
Mwamba insists that admitting the evidence would ensure a fair hearing and could overturn his conviction. He argues that the High Court has the authority to grant his request and that doing so would not prejudice the State.
“The interest of justice demands that this court grants me leave to produce the documents so that the appeal is heard in a just and correct manner,” he stated.
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