The Chikwawa first grade magistrate court hasconvicted and ordered Christopher Mbewe, 25 to pay a fine of K400,000 for the offence of Prohibition of the offensive communication.
The Court heard through state Prosecutor, Emmanuel Namarwa that Mbewe on 29 May,2023 posted pornographic photos on social media after he had disagreements with his ex-girlfriend.
Appearing in court, Mbewe pleaded guilty for the offence of Prohibition of offensive communication which is contrary to section 87 of Electronic Transaction Act.
In his submission, Namarwa narrated that the behavior which was portrayed by the convict is inhumane and it brought trauma to the victim and embarrassment to the women in general.
He added that such cases are rampant in the country therefore the court must give reasonable sentence to deter other would-be offenders.
In his mitigation Mbewe asked the court to be lenient with him when delivering its ruling citing that he is a university student and first offender.
In his ruling first grade Magistrate Joram Zebron concurred with the state and quashed the mitigation factors from the convict and ordered the man to pay K400,000 in default to spend 8 months imprisonment with hard labour; so far he is yet to pay the fine and has been sent to Chikwawa Prison.
Christopher Mbewe hails from Julius Village Traditional Authority Katunga in Chikwawa District.
