Thu, 22 Feb 2018 09:04:10 +0000 By SIMON MUNTEMBA THERE is need for government to change ancient laws that regulated natives during the colonial era which Zambia has kept unchanged since independence, the Movement for National Transformation (MNT) has observed. In an interview, MNT founding president, Daniel Shimunza, cited laws such as the penal code, the Public Order Act, and Criminal Procedure Code which must be reformed as they impinged on human rights. “As MNT, we Contend and appeal to the conscience of government, that Zambia, as a constitutional democracy requires urgent legal reforms. “The law is not meant to create injustice, and cause the innocent to be punished, and the guilty to be acquitted at law. Unjust laws, and court decisions, that promote injustice endanger the lack of confidence of the general public, in the independence of the judiciary,” Mr Shimunza observed. He noted that to build a justifiable society, every citizen must be […]
