Fred M’membe

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Charge:	Criminal Contempt
Sentence:	4 months imprisonment
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Year Cleared:	2012
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Zambia
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Fred M’membe was editor-in-chief of The Post newspapers in Zambia when he was wrongly convicted of contempt of court and sentenced to four months imprisonment with hard labor. The newspaper was also convicted and fined K135,000 and sentenced to four months imprisonment -- to be served by M'membe concurrently with his sentence. Mr M’membe allegedly committed the contempt of court when the newspaper published an article touching on a case in which former Post news editor Chansa Kabwela was charged with circulating obscene matters. The article was entitled -- "The Chansa Kabwela case: a comedy of errors." M'membe appealed and on April 2, 2012 the Lusaka High Court quashed his conviction, ruling that there was no evidence to prove that he masterminded the publication of the offending article. The newspapers conviction and fine of K135,000 was upheld since the article was published."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On April 2, 2012 the Lusaka High Court quashed his conviction, ruling that there was no evidence to prove that he masterminded the publication of the offending article."
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"M'membe case quashed, By Jimmy Chibuye (staff), Zambia Daily Mail, April 3, 2012"
Information Location 1:	http://www.daily-mail.co.zm/?p=972
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Fred M’membe

Charge:

Criminal Contempt

Sentence:

4 months imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

Year Cleared:

2012

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Zambia

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City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On April 2, 2012 the Lusaka High Court quashed his conviction, ruling that there was no evidence to prove that he masterminded the publication of the offending article."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

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Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

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"M'membe case quashed, By Jimmy Chibuye (staff), Zambia Daily Mail, April 3, 2012"

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http://www.daily-mail.co.zm/?p=972

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