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July 2024
The People v Francis Muchemwa and Ors (CRMPC/005/2022) [2024] ZMSUB 3 (26 July 2024)
Court convicted the accused of possessing assets suspected as proceeds of crime and of obtaining subsistence allowances by false pretences.
  • Forfeiture of proceeds of crime — possession of property reasonably suspected of being proceeds — reasonable suspicion based on articulable facts and asset/income disparity; evidential burden on accused who testifies; exclusion of defence material for non‑compliance with SI No.10/2024 disclosure rules; false pretences for subsistence allowances proven by absence of corroborating activity reports and phone-location evidence.
26 July 2024