By GRACE CHAILE LESOETSALUSAKA lawyer Lewis Mosho has petitioned the Constitutional Court to dismiss petitions against President Edgar Lungu because it is unconstitutional to sue a Head of State in any civil or criminal matter.Mr Mosho said the consolidated petition by political analyst Sishuwa Sishuwa, State Counsel John Sangwa through the Legal Resources Foundation (LRF) Limited and Chapter One Foundation to declare President Lungu’s nomination for 2021 elections null and void contravenes article 98 (1).He stated that the act by the trio in bringing the petition against President Lungu contravenes the mandatory provisions of article 98(1) of the constitution of Zambia which prohibits any person from instituting civil or criminal proceedings against the President.Dr Sishuwa, LRF and Chapter One Foundation have been cited as first, second and third respondents in the petition.The three want a declaration that President Lungu who is the respondent having been elected, sworn into and held the office of President from […]
‘YOU CAN’T SUE PRESIDENT’ , MOSHO PETITIONS CONCOURT OVER ELIGIBILITY PETITIONER
