Koffi Olomide court case adjourned

rhumba maestro Antoine Christophe Agbepa Mumba popularly known as Koffi Olomide has failed to appear before the Lusaka Magistrate Court in a case in which he is alleged to have assaulted a freelance journalist Jean Ndayisenga on December 28, 2012.

This is after a court order was issued demanding that Mumba appear before Magistrate M.N Sakala on Friday to hear charges of assaulting photo Ms Mandela.

And when the matter came up for plea, lawyer Jonas Zimba, representing the accused person as a friend of the court argued that he could not appear before court because the summons were not personally served on him by the complainant.

“It is our submission that there has been no service in this matter as required by law and there is no surprise as to why the accused person is not before court,” Mr Zimba said.

However, the complainant’s lawyer, Mr Gilbert Phiri said an attempt was made to effect service on the accused person by the complainant.

“Jean Ndayisenga accompanied by an officer of the law, Gregory Zulu, did deliver the summons but the accused person informed the complainant that he was being represented by Mr Zimba of Makebi Zulu and Associates,” Mr Phiri said.

Mr Phiri applied for an adjournment to allow his client personally effect service on the accused.

Before his arrival in the country, the police released a statement revealing that the musician had no criminal record and that the alleged assault on a journalist was closed due to lack of evidence.

The magistrate granted plea to have the matter adjourned to July 30 to appear before the court.