Lusaka High Court Judge, Mwila Chitabo has set dates for hearing Hakainde Hichilema’s presidential election petition before him.
This is in a matter Hichilema the president of the opposition UPND is seeking the High Court in his presidential election petition not heard by the Constitutional Court. Hichilema says his rights to be heard were violated.
When the matter came up Tuesday afternoon today, Judge Chitabo set 15th, 19th, 20th, and 21st December 2016 as the dates to hear the main case.
Hichilema and his Deputy Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba want to know whether their rights to be heard, as provided for in the Constitution, were violated.
What is not clear is what the UPND Leaders hopes to achieve as Edgar Lungu and his running-mate Inonge Wina have already taken oath of office and the Constitutional Court which is more superior than the High Court dismissed the presidential election petition.
Earlier, Judge Chitabo ruled that President Lungu and Vice president Wina be removed from the case because they enjoy immunity and that they be represented in court by the Attorney General.
The Judge also said that the Chief Justice, Deputy Chief Justice, and the ECZ should also be represented by the Attorney General.
Typical African Politics: Intimidation. suppression, oppression, dictatorship. no hope at all. they have now received immunization jabs.
God help mama Zambia!!
For me everything is clear and straightforward. HH and GBM were denied the right to be herd and ECL proceeded to sworn as President by a junior clerk of the courts. In addition he failed to step down when the cas was before the courts. So ECL is illegal president. That is all what is needed to relieve him of the job he got illegally.
He sad thing is the state of justice in Zambia! It is conceivable that hearing is merely to fulfill the constitutional right to be heard and not to receive justice. How has this country come to this level in so short a time?
Edward did not win. He the stole victory the more reason he was not sworn in by the right authority the CJ or her deputy. This is why he is gallavanting here and there to seek assistance for recognition. We will never recognise him being a vote thief like he stole from that poor client.
HH and GBM are being fooled. Since they are fools, they do not see it.
YABA!!! PF TEINOBE. THE JUDICIALLY IS ON REMOTE CONTROL. AMOS CHANDA SAID IT!