Prison superintendent escapes demotion

Friday, June 15, 2018

A prison official, holding a rank of superintendent has escaped being demoted from his rank after he appealed his sentence. The officer, Badwell Samunzala was convicted on charges of tempering and defacing an entry in an official document for a price increase in tender in 2016.

He was charged for contravening Section 46 (1) of the Prisons Act by seeking to alter the decision of the Ministerial Tender Committee without reasonable cause.

Subsequently to the charges he was demoted to the rank of assistant superintendent by the permanent secretary (PS), despite making representation to show cause why he should not be demoted. Following his demotion, Samunzala took an appeal to the Prison Council through his lawyer Othusitse Mbeha.

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