By GRACE CHAILETHE Constitutional Court has issued a 10-days ultimatum within which the Attorney General should file an answer and affidavit in support of answer by February 2, 2024, in a matter President Hakainde Hichilema is alleged to have habitually used insulting language.These varied orders of directions issued by Justice Mungeni Mulenga arise from the failure by the Attorney General Mulilo Kabesha, to file his affidavit in opposition to the petition by December 19, 2023.Judge Mulenga has also ordered that the petitioner, Patriots for Economic Progress (PeP) president, Mr Sean Tembo must file his reply and serve the Attorney General by February 8, 2024.In this matter, Mr Tembo cited an example of the President’s use of the Bemba word referred to former President Edgar Lungu as “kutumpa uko” in reference to the latter’s ambitions to return to active politics.Mr Tembo explained that the Bemba words “kutumpa uko” in English according to the White Fathers’ Bemba-English […]
ConCourt issues ultimatum against Attorney General to defend HH
