Mon, 04 Feb 2013 13:21:48 +0000 PRESIDENT Michael Sata’s plan to appoint retired Supreme Court Judge Lombe Chibesakunda as substantive Chief justice is illegal and will create a constitutional crisis and therefore Members of Parliament and the select committee to be tasked must not endorse another illegality like they did on Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Mutembo Nchito, says Political Activist Dante Saunders. Constitutional experts have also warned that this and other unconstitutional acts by the President could lead to his impeachment And Mr. Saunders has said that the Patriotic Front (PF) government was in a weaker position in its current form as it has lost support from the people on the grassroots. Commenting on the revelations that President Sata was planning to appoint retired Judge Chibesakunda to the position of Chief Justice, Mr. Saunders said that the plan leaves a lot of constitution questions unanswered. He said it was therefore the duty of all […]
