Tue, 23 Jan 2018 09:05:28 +0000 By NATION REPORTER FRED M’membe has run to the Constitutional Court in an attempt to overturn a High Court ruling liquidating the Post Newspaper. He is relying on a ruling by the much criticized and reviled Judicial Complaints Commission which faulted presiding Judge Sunday Nkhonde, but which ruling was overruled by the Kitwe High Court. In addition President Edgar Lungu refused to suspend Judge Nkhonde as requested by M’membe because there was a High court ruling staying the JCC ruling. M’membe had written to the JCC to complain about Judge Nkonde and to seek his removal but Judge Nkonde sought and obtained a high court decision nullifying the recommendation by the JCC that he should reverse his ruling. President Lungu also refused to suspend Judge Nkonde on account of the high court ruling which determined that the JCC had no role to play. But now M’membe wants the Constitutional […]
