On 1st December, 2011, former Minister of Labour and Social Security in the MMD regime, Austin Liato, appeared before the magistrate's court in Lusaka to plea in the case of the 24th November, 2011 where 2.1 Billion Kwacha was discovered buried in a fortified building on his property.
The case being newsworthy and of public interest, the media were at the courthouse to cover proceedings. However, it wasn't long before members of Liato's support camp started hurling verbal abuse towards journalists. The tension soon turned into a physical scuffle as Liato's supporters descended on the journalists and started beating them up.
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