Sunday, June 04, 2006

Sentenced to 15 days hard gardening

A Zambian magistrate has sentenced a British businessman to 15 days of tending flowers at the immigration department for overstaying his visa, a local newspaper said.

Charles Long was arrested in Lusaka and taken before the Lusaka magistrate's court, which passed the unusual sentence.

"Long will slash (cut) the lawn and tend flowers at the immigration offices and after that he will be deported," Immigration Department spokesman Mulako Mbangweta was quoted as saying by the privately owned Post newspaper.

Long, who said he was in Zambia to pursue business contacts, appeared resigned to his sentence.

"I feel nothing, I am happy (because) it is better than being inside prison," Long told the Post.

2 comments:

yellowdoggranny said...

hell, we have been doing that here in america for years and years...our illegals are all cutting lawns in hollywood, or picking jalopenas in texas..

dom said...

HA HA