Sat, 17 Jun 2017 10:58:58 +0000 BY CHINTU MALAMBO THE UPND petition to challenge the treason case against its president Hakainde Hichilema has been thrown out by the Lusaka High Court. In her ruling, High Court Judge Betty Mung’omba said it was an abuse of court processes for the opposition leader to be hopping from the High Court to the Constitutional Court when they had filed the same matter before two separate courts. Justice Mung’omba said the decision in the matter by either of the courts would have the capacity to resolve the issues brought to the court for determination and presenting the same matter in both courts would create disharmony in the judicial system. “The gist of the matter is that a decision by either of the courts would have the capacity to resolve the issue brought to the court for determination. “It is my very firm view that it would absolutely be inappropriate […]
