The Supreme Court of Appeal has granted a stay order to former Minister of Lands Kezzie Msukwa, stopping the Anti-Corruption Bureau – ACB from arresting him.
The development comes after Msukwa was expected to be taken to court today after the bureau took a statement from him.
According to Chimwemwe Kalua, lawyer for Msukwa , the stay order is stopping order is stopping the ACB from investigating, arresting and prosecuting Msukwa based on the information for the National Crime Agency- pending an interparty hearing scheduled on 28 June ,2022.
He added that the stay order is also stopping a judgment by High Court Judge Redson Kapindu who dismissed an application by Msukwa and Ashok Nair, who wanted their arrests by the ACB to be annulled.
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