MMD vice president for politics
Micheal Kaingu’s daughter Iris has been fined K10, 080,000 or face nine months
simple imprisonment in default.
Iris who appeared before Resident
Magistrate Prince Mwiinga looked calm before a fully packed court room clad in
a truck suit.
This is in a matter in which Iris
Kaingu aged 21 was charged with making obscene cinematographic films tending to
corrupt morals contrary to the laws of Zambia.
Earlier, defence lawyer
Christopher Mundia applied for contempt of court on the Post Newspaper saying
that he was misquoted when he was quoted as saying that Iris was from the royal
family.
He said he does not remember
saying her client was from the royal family.
He further also said that members
of the public should not have commented on the matter as the case had not yet
been concluded.
“I don’t see the basis on why the
matter should be discussed when it’s not concluded, the media should record
correct proceedings of the court,”he said.
In response Magistrate Mwiinga
said that what the media report has no bearing on his decision as he makes
decisions based on what is before him adding that his decision will not be
influenced by anybody.
When passing the sentence Magistrate
Mwiinga said that he had taken into consideration the mitigation presented by
the defence in which they said that the convict was a first offender and that
she was only aged 20 when the offence was committed.
He further said he also
considered that Iris had lost her career having been expelled as a student from
the Zambia Institute of Accountancy Studies (ZICAS).
The Magistrate also said that he
had considered that she did not personally cause the publication of the
material adding that he did not find aggravated circumstances in the case when
arriving at the decision.
Magistrate Mwiinga also said that
this was the second case he was dealing with in seven months which clearly
shows that there is an increase in the prevalence.
He said he also considered that
the convict did not show any remorse during trial and that the two nights spent
in custody should have served as a lesson to her.
Magistrate Mwiinga said that he
had exercised leniency based on those grounds in the hope that she had learnt a
lesson out of it.
He then said that the destruction
of the material should be done after 14 days if there is no appeal raised.
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