DELAY IN CHILUBA GRAFT VERDICT
Aug 14th, 2009 by admin
A Zambian court has delayed its verdict in the long-running corruption case against former president, Frederick Chiluba. According to a BBC news report, the case has been postponed until Monday. Chiluba is accused of embezzling half a million dollars in public funds during his 10-year rule, which ended in 2001. He denies the charges. He could spend up to five years in jail if convicted. His wife Regina Chiluba was jailed for three and a half years in March after she was convicted of using stolen state funds to buy three houses and a commercial property while her husband was in office. She is appealing against the sentence
