Chief resident magistrate Madalitso Chimwaza has adjourned the Nocma fuel contracts case to a date to be decided later.
Chimwaza said the adjournment was inevitable considering that the witness, Helen Buluma is not feeling well.
She highlighted that the court could not drag someone that is not feeling well to stand in court to be cross-examined.
However she has ordered the State to furnish the court with Buluma’s medical report as soon as possible for the court to map the way forward.
“We will be expecting a medical report from the State,” said Chimwaza.
She has also asked defence not to rush with an application for discharge of the suspects saying they need to wait for the next date of hearing, thereafter the defence will be at liberty to make the application if Buluma will not show up.
Source:NPL
