By GRACE CHAILE LESOETSAGOVERNANCE Elections Advocacy Research Services Initiative Zambia Limited (GEARS) has argued that the nine PF Members of Parliament committed contempt of court by attending sittings after their seats had been nullified by the High Court.GEARS submitted that disobeying court orders simply because one had appealed against a decision is an act of contempt and should receive the full wrath of the Constitutional Court.“The acts by the nine respondents of attending sittings of the National Assembly in the face of a High Court order declaring their election as void is not only a breach of the constitution but is contemptuous and an assault on the integrity of the courts and administration of justice,” the organisation argued.In this matter, GEARS , a non-profit organisation, seeks a declaration that the nine having been declared by the High Court as not duly elected MPs, by attending sessions of the National Assembly and participating in its business […]
GEARS now wants PF MPs cited for contempt
