By CHARLES MUSONDAHEARING of an application for inter parte summons for leave to apply for judicial review by eight expelled Patriotic Front (PF) members of Parliament has been adjourned to Monday.And the PF has charged that the arrest and subsequent “ill treatment” of former Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo by the police was premeditated.The hearing was set for yesterday but the State applied for an adjournment on grounds that they had not yet received instructions from Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti to act for her.Lawyer representing the MPs Makebi Zulu said in an interview after the adjournment that the State told a panel of Lusaka High Court Judges Gertrude Chawatama, Susan Wanjelani, and Mwila Kombe that they expected to receive instructions from Ms. Mutti yesterday.Mr. Zulu said the affected MPs will have to wait for the hearing and ruling to know if they are supposed to attend Parliament and enjoy their privileges as […]
PF MPs judicial review hearing deferred
