By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE –
A LUSAKA lawyer, Phillip Chibundi has been dragged to court for allegedly swindling a Chinese out of US$30, 000. Chibunda, 40, of farm number 2344/A/58 in Lilayi is charged with two counts of obtaining money by false pretences. He is in the first count alleged to have on November 5, 2015 in Lusaka, jointly and whilst acting together with others with intent to deceive, obtained $20,000 from Liu Yan. Chibundi of Chibundi and company pretended that he was representing the European Union (EU) through the Standard Chartered Bank head office and Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) for signing of a contract. The contract was for supply of 500 commercial generators from New Era Zambia Limited. Chibundi is in the second count alleged to have on November 16, 2015 in Lusaka jointly and whilst acting together with other persons unknown with intent to defraud obtained $10, 000 from Mr Liu by falsely pretending that he was representing the EU through the Standard Chartered Bank head office and DMMU for signing of a contract. The contract was also for the supply of 500 commercial generators from New Era Zambia Limited. Chief resident magistrate Aridah Chulu allocated Chibundi’s matter to principal magistrate Twaambo Musonda. However, Chibundi was not in court when his case was called up. He is expected to appear and take plea before Ms Musonda on Monday.
