Sun, 29 Jan 2017 10:10:15 +0000 By CHARLES MUSONDA LUSAKA High Court Judge-in-charge Mwiinde Siavwapa is no longer an impartial man of the justice by giving legal advice to Post Newspaper (in liquidation) proprietor Fred M’membe from the bench, says former UPND deputy spokesperson Edwin Lifwekelo. Mr Lifwekelo has since taken the matter to the Judicial Complaints Commission for arbitration. But in an interview in Lusaka yesterday, the lawyer, who sought anonymity, said it was wrong for Judge Siavwapa to engage in a lawyer-client relationship when his status as judge dictated that he acts as a referee in any legal dispute. He was commenting on the complaint of gross misconduct filed against Justice Siavwapa by former United Party for National Development (UPND) Deputy Spokesperson Edwin Lifwekelo before the Judicial Complaints Commission for giving Mr M’membe legal advice from the bench. “That complaint is properly before the Judicial Complaints Commission because in the first place, […]
Judge Siavwapa roasted over M’membe advice from the bench
