The son of a former President of Zambia, Frederick Chiluba, has been sentenced to eight months imprisonment with hard labour by a Magistrates’ court in Zambia for stealing a mobile phone.
Frederick Chiluba Jr was convicted of stealing a Samsung S7 edge, valued at $843, in 2017.
Ex-Zambian leader’s son jailed for stealing phone: A court in #Zambia has sentenced the son of former President #FrederickChiluba to eight months imprisonment with hard labour for stealing a mobile phone. #FrederickChilubaJr was convicted of stealing a Samsung S7 edge. pic.twitter.com/b2yTcH08QI
— Stream Africa (@Stream_Africa) May 16, 2018
Chiluba’s rule in Zambia from 1991 to 2001 was dogged by corruption allegations, leading to his immunity from prosecution being lifted after he left office.
He was prosecuted for alleged embezzlement in 2002 but acquitted after a six-year trial.
In 2007, he was convicted of fraud by a London court and ordered to repay $58m (£36m) in embezzled funds, but the ruling was never enforced in Zambia.
