LAICO ex-boss still on Interpol red notice

By GRACE CHAILE

FORMER LAICO-Zambia Limited General Manager, Nabill Sobhi Ibrahem Elmurabet, who is facing charges of forgery and uttering false documents, remains on Interpol’s red notice list after persistently failing to appear before the courts.
Elmurabet, 45, of unknown residential address, was placed on Interpol’s wanted list following his continued absence from court since last year, despite several summonses. His failure to attend proceedings prompted the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court to issue a bench warrant against him.

He is charged with four counts of forgery, contrary to Section 347 of the Penal Code Chapter 87, and uttering false documents, contrary to Section 352. He has pleaded not guilty.
According to the prosecution, on October 3, 2022, in Lusaka, Elmurabet allegedly forged a PACRA Form 10 Part C, purporting that it had been signed by LAICO-Zambia directors Shukri Esidieg Esidieg and Marilyn Sipia Mwamba, when it had not. He is further accused of knowingly uttering the same false document to the PACRA registry on the same date.
Police has in previous sittings told the court that efforts to locate him had been unsuccessful and that Elmurabet is believed to have fled to Libya. With no known residence, family, or property in Zambia, authorities had described his return as uncertain.

Following repeated non-appearances, the arresting officer wrote to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) seeking temporary discontinuance of the matter until the accused is apprehended with liberty to reinstate it once Elmurabet is brought back before court.
Separately, the Industrial Relations Division of the High Court has an active bench warrant of arrest against Elmurabet under Cause No. 2023/HPIR/0376, issued on March 17, 2025, in relation to a contempt of court matter. The warrant remains returnable upon execution.