Zambia’s ex-President Frederick Chiluba has been found guilty of stealing $46 million (254 mio. d. kr.) of public money by a UK court.
The judge said that Zambians should know that when he appeared wearing his trademark designer clothes, they were paid for with stolen money.
Former president of Zambia, Frederick Chiluba, has agreed that he used money from the Zamtrop Account for personal use but that he got it from private sources and well-wishers, writes Zambia Daily Mail, Friday.
Dr Chiluba said the funds he used, among other things to send his children to school abroad, came from his private sources and well wishers but were kept in the Zambia Security Intelligence Service (ZSIS) Zamtrop Account on advice from former director-general Xavier Chungu.
He said he had rejected the London High Court judgment by Judge Peter Smith, describing it as racist and aimed at inciting Zambians to rise against him.
– Justice Smith has exhibited extravagant conjecture to arrive at a judgement unsupported by facts and evidence. Though I am not a lawyer, I find this judgment totally unacceptable and I therefore reject it, he said.
He said Judge Smith’s language was abusive, demeaning, insulting, derogatory, inflammatory and unbecoming of a High Court Judge.
The former president said it should be noted that Judge Smith’s judgment was in reality a default one as he refused to appear before it.
The former president alleged that Judge Smith’s comments bordered on genocide as he urged a group of people to rise against another.
– The judgment was a mere political statement made by a man who represents a system with inherent prejudices and hatred against Africa, Dr Chiluba said.
The former president alleged the judgment was made to coincide with visit by the Duke of Gloucester, Prince Richard who he criticised for commenting on the matter and praising the British court.
He said it was unprecedented for a monarch to comment on such matters.
Dr Chiluba said the opportunity to clear his name was before Zambians and not in the British courts.
