Chiluba

• “Now suddenly Chiluba is the victim, this my people is pure evidence of how corrupt Zambia really is.”

  Global Voices in English » Zambia: Reactions to Chiluba’s acquittal

• “Slips of the tongue during the campaign, such as calling Chiluba his "sister," made banner headlines in the private press.”

  ANC Daily News Briefing

• “The Supreme Court said the independent Post newspaper was unjustified in calling Chiluba "a twit" in a headline above a critical political report last year.”

  ANC Daily News Briefing

• “A magistrate in Lusaka acquitted former Zambian President Frederick Chiluba of corruption charges this week in a ruling that has received mixed reactions in Zambia.”

  Global Voices in English » Zambia: Reactions to Chiluba’s acquittal

• “Chiluba has suffered alot under these political cases that even from the onset direction was difficult to tell … Can Nkole tell the the nation for the past 8years what has happened to the remaining cases, why the delay? its simple it benefitts him and other collegues at Taskforce!”

  Global Voices in English » Zambia: Reactions to Chiluba’s acquittal

• “It therefore follows, that Magistrate Jones Chinyama had to buy himself more time before passing judgment on Chiluba, a whole weekend to consult the almighty Rupiah Bwezani Banda [The President of Zambia].”

  Global Voices in English » Zambia: Reactions to Chiluba’s acquittal

• “Then, there is RB telling the nation that he is happy for Zambians to accept Chiluba walk to freedom; please!!!”

  Global Voices in English » Zambia: Reactions to Chiluba’s acquittal

• “Zambians accepted him when he wanted a Third Term and we accepted him when Zambian had no medicines in hospitals, Chiluba was buying designer suits and shoes.”

  Global Voices in English » Zambia: Reactions to Chiluba’s acquittal

• “Despite the overwhelming evidence presented, which in some bizarre fashion was sufficient to convict his principal accomplices Faustin Kabwe and Aaron Chungu to 3 years of hard labor prison sentences, Chiluba come off without the slightest pretense of a reprimand.”

  Global Voices in English » Zambia: Reactions to Chiluba’s acquittal

• “Although Chiluba supported his successor, the late Levy Mwanawasa, it was Mwanawasa who pushed for the Parliament to lift Chiluba's immunity in 2002 to facilitate criminal proceedings against him.”

  Global Voices in English » Zambia: Reactions to Chiluba’s acquittal

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