A 42-year-old pastor of Pentecost Holiness of Chipembele village in Chibombo has been sentenced to 18 Months’ imprisonment with hard labour for corrupt practices involving forgery.
Lusaka senior resident magistrate Felix Kaoma found Bruce Kaseba Chipepo, an Associate Pastor at the said Church, guilty on six counts of forgery contrary to section 342 as read with section 347 of the Penal Code Cap 87 of the laws of Zambia.
Anti-Corruption Commission spokesperson Queen Chibwe said in count one between 1st January, 2012 and 31st December 2012 in Lusaka, Chipepo forged a document namely, a letter purported to have been officially written by the Anti-Corruption Commission to ARBR EXIM PVT Limited clearing the said company to conduct business in Zambia, a matter or transaction that concerned the Anti-Corruption Commission, a public body.
She said in the second count, details are that between 1st January, 2012 and 31st December 2012 in Lusaka, Chipepo forged a document namely, a letter purported to have been officially written by the Bank of Zambia to CONCEPT CREATORS Limited confirming payment of 36, 000 metric tons of grain, a matter or transaction that concerned the Bank of Zambia, a public body.
Chibwe said in the third count, Chipepo was accused of forging a document between 1st January, 2012 and 31st December 2012, namely, a letter purported to have been officially written by the Ministry of Justice to CONCEPT CREATORS Limited confirming telegraphic transfer of unit II B10605072278 pursuant to statutory instrument No.8 of 2003 respectively, a matter or transaction that concerns the Bank of Zambia, a public body.
She said in count four, Chipepo was accused of forging a document between 1st January, 2012 and 31st December 2012, namely, Certificate of Incorporation purported to have been officially authored by the EUROPEAN UNION to CONCEPT LIMITED confirming that CONCEPT CREATORS Limited had satisfied terms of requirement according to registration by MM Walfare as a general supplier, a matter or transaction that concerns the European Union.
“Details in Count five and six are that between 1st January 2012 and 31st December 2012, Chipepo forged a Certificate of registration purported to have been officially authored by the Zambia Public Procurement Authority, and a letter purported to have been written by the Zambia Revenue Authority respectively, when in fact not,” she said.
Chibwe said Chipepo was found guilty on all six Counts and sentenced to 18 months imprisonment with hard labour.
She said the pastor was arrested Commission following an investigation. -Mwebantu
This is good but 18 months is nothing for what this man has did while hiding under the cover of a Christian minister. The DPP should appeal this sentence.