Kambwili convicted of unlawful assembly, handed one-year suspended sentence
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The Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has convicted former Information and Publicity Minister Chishimba Kambwili of unlawful assembly and sentenced him to one year in prison, suspended. Resident Magistrate Kawama Mwamfuli, delivering judgment, found that the prosecution had proved the charge beyond reasonable doubt in connection with a gathering at Kambwili’s Woodlands residence on January 26, 2023. The case involved between 15 and 20 youths who entered the premises carrying placards and singing a song containing tribal sentiments. The gathering was recorded by Kambwili’s media team and later posted…
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same court judgment on Kambwili's unlawful assembly conviction and one-year suspended sentence, with no conflicting facts.
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