Thu, 01 Dec 2016 10:08:07 +0000 IT IS indeed shocking that the Law Association of Zambia failed to condemn Hakainde Hichilema for undressing the Judiciary in public over his self-inflicted troubles in the Constitutional Court, describing Zambian judges as ‘‘thugs and criminals not worth the gowns they were wearing’’. Even more astounding is LAZ’s swift and strong response yesterday to remarks by Presidential spokesperson Amos Chanda that recent judicial decisions to nullify the seats of two senior Cabinet ministers had caused ‘‘discomfort’’ in the ruling party, advising judges not to make political decisions which could open them to public scrutiny. We understand the reaction of the Patriotic Front who have condemned LAZ’s partisan stance over the issue, drawing a parallel between the highly uncivil and insulting language of the UPND leader and the more sober and restrained complaint by State House. We find it absurd that each time our distinguished men and women in […]
