The team probing former president Rupiah Banda says it will continue with its investigations on Tuesday.
Team Spokesperson Namukolo Kasumpa told reporters after today’s questioning by the Government’s Joint Investigation team at the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) Offices in Lusaka.
And Banda has retaliated his call for peace as probing into his alleged corruption begun in Lusaka on Monday, March 18, 2013.
“We only have one country, let us keep it peaceful,” said Banda.
He told his sympathizers and supporters from the two opposition parties – MMD and UPND to be calm even when provocation.
Banda was escorted by Lusaka prominent lawyers – Prof Patrick Mvunga, Sakwiba Sikota among other notables in his legal team.
The interrogation started around 10:40.
The Former President who arrived at the offices at 10:30 hours was accompanied by senior MMD members among them Party President Nevers Mumba and Petauke Central Member of Parliament Dora Siliya.
There is currently tight security at the DEC offices with heavy police presence that are in full riot gear.
Mr Banda was on Saturday March 16 summoned to appear before the Joint Government Investigation team following the lifting of his immunity by parliament on Friday March 15.
The removal of his immunity paved way for him to be investigated over the allegations of corruption, Money Laundering and other atrocities that he might have committed under his tenure.
God bring peace in the matter.
Some one said lifting of his immunity was farce but what has happened we want to see that it hasnt happened the law is powerfull no one is capable to withstand it now let Amsterdam come and cancell it we heard somuch from him
When are we going to remove this animal immunity from the constitution.am 100 per.it is the root cause of abuse of office.already someone is boosting of been untouchable.help us lord.
Some of you comment like ur blind.ubupofu,RB best president my foot
No one mislead RB.RB was running on an ailing horse MMD.I for one thinks RB is one of the best presidents we will ever see.We need roads in our compounds,can someone tell this hide and seek government to continue fixing our roads in our compounds!
People who surrounded RB when he was still President misled him a lot. What even made it worse was the involvement of his son Henry who publicly started manipulating government contracts as if they were personal businesses. If people like Liato who by then was just a Labour Minister could be found with a ZMK 2 Billion burried at his farm, it speaks a lot with regard to what was really transpiring. Thandiwe found herself owning a complex of expensive flats in the name of Mpundu Trust. Where did the money to put up those structures come from all of the sudden? We need to know what transpired.
Also the current ruling party members should understand that some day, they also will be made to account for their misdeeds if they are also looting our resources. Only time will tell. For now, let RB face the tune of the song he himself composed in three years of his rule.
RB was not aware of his thieving minister.
Mutilation of the rule of law in Zambia
Easterners in PF gorvernment are useful idiots. Ask ba SEBAZU!