Libala High Pupils Fined K5, 000 for Examination Leakages

Six grade 12 Libala High School pupils who were caught with examination leakages have been handed K5, 000 fines each by the Lusaka Magistrate Court.

Magistrate Humphrey Chulu found all the six guilty and sentenced them to 18 month imprisonment or pay K5, 000.

In default of the fine, the pupils will serve an 18-months jail term.

In this case, the pupils aged between 17 and 20 years pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of examination papers or information.

On November 2, this year, the six, without lawful excuse had in their possession Grade 12 examination question papers.

The matter came up for facts and sentencing befor Chitalu.

Facts are that on November 2 this year around 09:00hours, a detective received a phone call in which the informer reported that some pupils at Libala Secondary School had pre-written mathematics paper one examination.

Acting on the report, the officer went to the school with an examinations officer.

The officers were ushered into the Head Teacher’s office where the suspects were and were found in possession of the examination papers.

Police apprehended the suspects and took them to Long acres police station where they were interviewed and admitted to the charge.

In mitigation, the juveniles, through a social welfare officer asked for court’s leniency as they were first offenders.

Magistrate Chitalu then fined the juveniles K5,000 each which should be paid by December 31 this year.