Mon, 31 Jul 2017 11:33:12 +0000 IT is apparent that malicious tricksters have continued in their pursuit to interfere with the autonomous operations of the Judiciary. Now that the High Court has set the trial date in a treason case involving UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema, and five others, his sympathisers are changing their gimmicks by appealing to the Judiciary to give him a speedy trial. Is the UPND leader a special prisoner? It is importantl to underscore that a treason trial is not compared to a presidential petition which has a prescribed timeframe within which it must be heard. The two are quite different. The charge Mr Hichilema and five others are facing is criminal in nature and the Penal Code in its current form does not provide for a specific period for its trial. Thus, it is unfathomable to suggest a speedy trial. The Judiciary, let alone the presiding judges should not be pressured […]
