By BARNABAS ZULU PRINCESS Kasune, has strongly denied allegations that government is intimidating the Judiciary, stating that the doctrine of the separation of powers should at all times be respected and allow the third arm of government to discharge its mandate of dispensing justice without fear or interference. Ms Kasune said the perception that government has been harassing and intimidating the Judiciary was not only wrong as the Hakainde Hichilema administration is devoted to respecting and honouring the doctrine of the separation of powers. “Now coming to the allegations, if you are sworn into office, you need to uphold justice, which is the function of the Judiciary. Us, in the Ministry of Justice, we are from the executive side. So, they need to do that. If they start to intimidate people in the judiciary, that will be wrong,” she said. “We are all sworn to be stewards of this nation. They say that: ‘the […]
Judiciary not Compromised – Gov’t
