Supreme Court judge Gregory Phiri has sentenced six men of Lusaka...

Supreme Court judge Gregory Phiri has sentenced six men of Lusaka, Zambia, to death by hanging for killing an Anderson Security Limited driver and stealing K1.5 billion.
In a separate case, the judge has also sentenced two men of Lusaka’s Kanyama township to death for killing a police officer and stealing rifles five years ago.
Mr Justice Phiri sentenced Dick Tembo, Field Banda, Mabvuto Banda, Peter Tembo, Christopher Njovu and Charles Phiri after finding them guilty of shooting Blaston Zimba dead and stealing the money along Great North Road in 2007. The six were charged with murder and aggravated robbery.
They were jointly charged with Moses Mwenya who died in prison and Harrison Chungu who was acquitted due to lack of evidence.
Justice Phiri also sentenced Fireman Lungu and Zunzo Phiri to death for killing Eugene Chitankwa, a police officer, and stealing two AK47 rifles, government property worth US$200.
Lungu and Phiri were charged with murder and aggravated robbery.