Post Newspapers Editor in Chief Fred M’membe convicted.

By John Chola – 2/06/2010

Editor of Zambia’s Post newspapers, Fred M’membe has been convicted for contempt of court.

Lusaka magistrate David Simusamba convicted M’membe and the newspaper’s human resource officer, Reuben Phiri, Wednesday morning.

This is in the case where M’embe was charged with contempt of court arising from an article authored by US-based Zambian Professor of law Muna Ndulo titled ‘The Chansa Kabwela case: A Comedy of Errors.’

Sentence for M’membe has been reserved for 4th June 2010.

M’membe has pleaded for mercy to the court under mitigation after which the court will sentence him.

Chansa Kabwela was cleared of pornography charges.

Magistrate Charles Kafunda said prosecutors had failed to prove its case against the editor of the most influential paper in the southern African country.

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