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The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested and charged a Catholic priest under the Lusaka Archdiocese, Fr Titus Malama Sande, with four counts of possession and concealment of properties worth about K1.5 million suspected to be proceeds of crime.
Sande, 45, of 15 Miles in the Chikumbi area of Chibombo District, is accused of possessing and concealing properties contrary to Section 71(1) of the Forfeiture of Proceeds of Crime Act No. 19 of 2010.
ACC Head of Corporate Communications, Joseph Mwenya, said the alleged offences were committed on dates unknown between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2025, in Lusaka District.
The first and second counts relate to bonds valued at K538,000 held at a named bank, while the third and fourth counts concern two motor vehicles, a Toyota Hilux and a Toyota Dyna light truck, valued at a combined K1 million.
“Fr. Sande allegedly possessed and concealed bonds valued at K538,000.00, held at a named bank, the said properties are reasonably suspected of being proceeds of crime,” Mwenya said.
He said Sande allegedly acted jointly with other persons who have not been identified in all four counts.
Mwenya said the two vehicles were allegedly concealed by registering them in Sande’s name, purporting that they belonged to him when they had, in fact, been acquired by Veronica Chisanga Kabwe.
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“The two motor vehicles were allegedly concealed by registering them in his name purporting that they belonged to him, when, in fact, they had been acquired by Veronica Chisanga Kabwe,” he said.
Mwenya said Sande had been released on bond and was expected to appear in court soon.
He said the arrest was linked to the apprehension of former Ministry of Community Development and Social Services executive officer Veronica Chisanga Kabwe and Zambia News and Information Services (ZANIS) Senior News Editor Chimangeni Banda, who were arrested last month.
“Kabwe and Banda were last month arrested for possession and concealment of properties worth K5.6million, the development is linked to that apprehension,” Mwenya said.
Mwenya urged members of the public to refrain from engaging in corrupt practices, warning that the concealment of proceeds of crime would not be tolerated, regardless of an individual’s position or status in society.
He also encouraged the public to report suspected cases of corruption to the Commission, saying the ACC would continue pursuing cases involving the possession and concealment of suspected proceeds of crime.
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