Jailed Popular Zambian Musician Clifford Dimba, alias General Kanene has appealed to the Supreme Court against his conviction and later sentencing to 18 years with hard labour.
General Kanene is contending High Court Judge Charlwe Muchenga sentencing him to 18 years in prison with hard labour following the Magistrate Court’s conviction him for defilement.
He argues the trial Magistrate did not determine the correct age of the girl to prove the allegation of defilement against him as there was no birth certificate to prove her age.
The named girl of Kamwala Township is said to be in Grade 7.
When convicting the Muscian, Magistrate Rogers Kaoma said although General Kanene in his defence had claimed that the girl dressed like a sex worker to entice men, the claims was unfounded because a closer analysis of the girl by the Court proved to the contrary.
Magistrate Kaoma said General Kanene as a Musician should behave as a role model and not to take advantage of his young fans by having unlawful carnal knowledge of them.
The Magistrate said it was clear from a mere look at the girl that she was under the age of 16, although she had no birth certificate.
The case will now be determined by the Supreme Court.
Leave him or we r going to match or burn ur houses
Grlz dey dres lke sex workers 4gv general,south Africa man.
u leave thieves in government and arrest innocent zambiazs u wil b punished
u big pipo dnt pretend Kanene z an inocent person release him. Remember God wil judge u badly
In the name of girl child protection justice should prevail and do not punish men without proper evidence just to please the majority. Prove it fully and judge accordingly.
leave him alone that man has children maybe the time he was doing that he never realised but enough is enough leave Kanene alone set the young girl free otherwise we have all learnt a lesson from it. but also these useless called women lobby organisation behave yoself u prostitutes u have no husbands why, chi sait micheal chikala satanyoko
leave him alone that man has children maybe the time he was doing that he never realised but enough is enough leave Kanene alone set thr girl free otherwise we have learnt all a lesson from it
jst leave him he has learnt somethng already. he is jst a man lyk everyone jst charge him pliz.