Mon, 05 Dec 2016 12:28:14 +0000 By Nation Reporter Contradictory High Court Judgments over “nullification” appeals to the Constitutional Court will require the immediate intervention and guidance of Chief Justice Irene Mambilima to restore public confidence, stake holders have demanded. This follows a controversial judgment by Lusaka High Court Judge Mwiinde Siavwapa who has refused to grant Margret Mwanakatwe a stay of execution pending the outcome of her appeal to the Constitutional Court, stating that this would be illegal while Ndola High Court Judge Edward Musona granted a stay to Professor Luo whose Munali seat was nullified. Stakeholders also want a very clear enunciation of the gravity of offences that would qualify for nullification of seats following equally contradictory grounds in which nullification has either been denied or granted for the same “offences”. But the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has said there was no need for Chief Justice Mambilima to step in and give […]
