Fri, 02 Dec 2016 09:09:40 +0000
AT LEAST six judges are allegedly working with a named opposition party to undermine or even bring down President Edgar Lungu’s Government, a consortium of opposition political parties has claimed.
Speaking on behalf of the 16 opposition parties and non-governmental organisations in Lusaka yesterday, Zambia Republican Party President Wright Musoma said some judges were allegedly working with a named opposition political party to frustrate Government with the hope of bringing down President Lungu and his Government.
“We cannot keep quiet when we know that some of our judges are using the judiciary to cause confusion and undermine the governance of the country,” Mr Musoma said.
“We are aware as a consortium of political parties and NGOs that between five to six judges are working with a known opposition political party to bring down President Lungu and his Government. If the judges do not stop their covert political activities, we shall have no choice but to name and shame them.”
Mr Musoma said his party would not be afraid to criticise anyone promoting anarchy in the country because Zambia was much safer under President Lungu.
“If we can criticise the Head of State when he goes wrong, who are the judges to claim immunity from being corrected,” Mr Musona said.
Meanwhile, Evangelical Youth Alliance executive director Moses Lungu claimed that there was a cartel within the judiciary that was working with some opposition political party.
Reverend Lungu said the cartel was still alive and active in many State institutions including the Judiciary and that was why the country almost became ungovernable during the presidential petition in the courts.
Also speaking at the forum, New Congress Party president Peter Chanda said the named judges were failing to understand that their careless judgments had the potential to put the country on fire.
“If these judges do not want to be criticised, they must be professional. If they want politics, let them join us in the field and we will meet. We do not want them to use their positions to fight battles on behalf of their favoured political party,” said Rev. Chanda.
Other political party presidents that attended the press briefing included Edwin Sakala from Zambia Direct Democracy and Democratic Party’s Robert Mwanza
