By NATION REPORTERTHE eight PF Members of Parliament discontinued the judicial review case because the matter was not given the urgency it deserves with the few days remaining before parliament adjourns, one of the petitioners, Mr Mutotwe Kafwaya has said.Mr Kafwaya however said the MPs were consulting with lawyers on the available options to defend their democracy which was being threatened by alleged UPND manoeuvres.He explained that on the December 7, 2021, when the Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Nelly Mutti gave a ruling stopping the PF MPs from taking part in any parliamentary business, the MPs filed an ex parte application for leave to commence judicial review proceedings in the night as permitted by law for urgent applications, considering that the matter was urgent.Mr Kafwaya said Lusaka High Court Judge in Charge, Gertrude Chawatama did not entertain the application but requested that the MPs proceed to court in the morning the next day.He […]
‘JUDGES WERE UNDECIDED’
Our case was not treated with urgency – expelled PF MPs
