LUSAKA Lawyer Mcqueen Zaza has denied allegations that he extorted money from a businessman saying he only accepted a bribe which he was offered so that he could report the said business man to the Anti-Corruption Commission. Zaza, however, said before he could execute his plans of reporting Royd Musonda to the ACC, he was arrested and charged with extortion. Last week, police revealed that they had arrested Zaza, a police officer and an engineer and charged them with extortion involving K40,000. “Police in Lusaka received a report of Extortion from Yvonne Shakantu aged 51 of House No. 31, Chitimukulu road, PHI Lusaka, a business lady who reported on behalf of Roy Musonda aged 39 of Plot No. 30, Birds...
Mcqueen Zaza denies extortion charges: “I only got some money so I could report the businessman to ACC”
By Julia Malunga,
- Lusaka lawyer McQueen Zaza poses a question to Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) president Eddie Mwitwa at a public discussion forum organized by News Diggers! In partnership with the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) at Southern Sun Hotel on September 11, 2018 – Picture by Tenson Mkhala
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