Milingo’s case fails to take off due to absence of a docket

THERE was drama at the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court yesterday when Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) provisional liquidator Milingo Lungu appeared at court only to be told that his docket was missing. Milingo, who appeared at court in the company of his lawyers Sakwiba Sikota, Makebi Zulu and Moses Chitambala, was recently arrested by the Drug Enforcement Commission and charged with theft and money laundering involving K110.4 million and US$250,000.00. Lungu, 43, has also been charged for obtaining US$2.2 million by false pretense. He was released on police bond and ordered by the prosecution to appear in court on October 12, 2021. However, when he appeared at court yesterday, the prosecutor in the matter, Lewis Kandele, called the defence lawyers outside the...