Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:49:29 +0000 President Michael Sata has infuriated the legal fraternity by appointing Justice Lombe Chibesakunda to serve as Chief Justice contrary to the law and resolutions by the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) which rejected the initial indication. The president has subsequently submitted the name to the National Assembly for ratification. But angry Lawyers have accused the president of stabbing the Judiciary and the judicial reform process in the back making the appointment which the fraternity which includes lawyers, judges and magistrates rejected. The lawyers yesterday told the Daily Nation that it was an act of betrayal for the President to disregard a resolution by the law association of Zambia rejecting the appointment of the Justice Chibesakunda because she was already retired and serving on contract. More importantly retired judges can not be appointed above the position on which they were serving before retirement. The lawyers have now called on the […]
