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Supreme court reserves ruling on barring of Dora Siliya, Maxwell Mwale and Hastings Sililo

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Former Education  Minister Dora Siliya
 Dora Siliya

The Supreme Court has reserved ruling on the execution of a stay filed by state filed in the High Court to block Dora Siliya and two others from participating in by-elections.

The ruling which has been reserved for a date yet to be announced, will establish whether to lift or not the stay which the State filed in the High Court to block the three candidates from participating in by-elections that were scheduled for 5th September this year.

During the inter-party hearing on the Execution of the Stay this morning which was held in chambers, the state was being led by Solicitor General Musa Mwenye while the lawyers for the respondents were led by Joseph Jalasi.

The respondents through their lawyers argued that if the matter of barring them from participating in the by-elections is further prolonged, there would be a constitution crisis as the constitution provides for ninety days in which to hold by-elections.

The State however argued that the ninety days period provided for in the constitution does not apply in this case as the by-elections were necessitated by nullification.

The lawyers for the three former members of parliament further argued that the appeal by the State is before the Supreme Court incompetently as the Attorney General has no locust standing in the case when the ECZ itself which is the custodian of elections has not appealed.

The State however, contended that the Attorney General is the custodian of public interest and therefore he is entitled to appeal even when the ECZ does not appeal against the High Court ruling.

[QFM]

40 COMMENTS

    • @Wapya Baisa: Can you imagine Even a Funeral or wedding has tentative dates?? . Not true actually, they are just waiting for a green light from big Boss “SATA”, to know if PF are ready for the By elections. With their in fight that has loomed?? It will be a clean whitewash.

  1. Let the stand, they are Zambians and it’s their right. It’s all PF’s dirty tricks. In this case the Attorney General does not seem to be the custodian of Public Interest, but PF Government, after the Mkaika Massacre?? The Justice system has truly gone to the dogs in our country, that everything is full of double standards to favor SATA and his party. These By Elections are way overdue; if they cannot resolve the matter, reinstate them. Moreover it will just save Zambians Money.

  2. Why a defferement just for a ruling on Dora and three others when you had all the weeks to decide on the matter? Has our CJ been highly under watch that she has no room for her usual judicial manipulation of court matters? Is it because of UKWA who is out of the country so that he can pay your ‘balance’ when he returns? well, though judgement may be passed in the unforseeable future,petauke here we come for AMAI DORA MUKAZI OKONGOLA MONGA NDALAMA!!!

  3. PF still buying time to see if the mood of people in bye election areas will improve, they know as things stand it will be another Mkaika white wash.

  4. This case is like one plus one.
    We do not need an investigation to prove if the answer is really two because all the facts are on the table. Unless the first or last number is not visible
    Enjoy wisely.

  5. #3 Petaukeke – Ati “AMAI DORA MUKAZI OKONGOLA MONGA NDALAMA”. Barack Obama once said “You can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still a pig”. Lol

  6. don’t entertain corruption, it would be good for PF to lose these bye-election without those suspected thieves. let’s set record clean, the only problem with tongas and lozis and easterners are too emotional. just because Dora has bums which your wives don’t have you can let her go free, no ways.

  7. an eighty year old man who defiled a 12 year old girl in luwingu district in northern province was acquitted by the court. the girl told the court she had sexual intercouse with the man three times and she did not reveal this to anyone in the village. who should appealed in this case. “The State however, contended that the Attorney General is the custodian of public interest and therefore he is entitled to appeal,” and in this case even when the ECZ does not appeal against the High Court ruling

  8. ati Ruling reserved atase as if it is food. You will now hear that the files were misplaced. all these are delaying tactics, Yellow Card ba SUPREME COURT.

  9. Let the electorates reject the trio in the polls if, truly, they are criminals. My appeal to our Supreme Court is that they be allowed to re-contest their seats. The PF govt should not knock out candidates on technicalities. Let them prove to the world that they are a popular party. Malila is 100% PF and therefore biased against the opposition.

  10. L/T should have told us which supreme court judges are handling this matter. So the story is absolutely incomplete.

    Is “Big Mama” on the panel? Kansi kwasila!

  11. Now here is where incompetence meets s.t.u.p.i.d.i.t.y. How can “LOCUS STANDI” become LOCUST STANDING??????? I am saving this article as a case study for journalism class! Is QFM or LT branching into comedy now or is this just negligence of professional duty?

  12. Yes, Dora Siliya mzimai wokongola monga Dollar bill, shines a like Silver Baldhead. No wonder Sata and PF and judges tremble at her sight.
    She definitely has to be Dollar Siliva (silver).She just has to rock the bwato !!

  13. smart dora is beautiful even sata wanted her after knowing that RB the man was controlling. let her stand this government is useless am in chingola no single toilet or kapena chimbuzi has been renovated.

  14. Yangu bane mwebantu!!!!
    The lawyers for the three former members of parliament further argued that the appeal by the State is before the Supreme Court incompetently as the Attorney General has no locust standing
    May be the attorney general has some Locust sitting?

  15. This is where on can prove our judges handling this case dont have the capacity. They RUBBER STAMPS! They cant think on their own. Now u cant know that its the president presiding over that case

  16. This is where one can prove that our judges handling this case dont have the capacity. They r RUBBER STAMPS! They cant think on their own. Now u can know that its the president presiding over that case

  17. Malila is working in the interest of PF.who told him that we citizens are complaining over Dora,Max or Sililo filling in their nominations.Osatipanga vipuba imwe ka boma ka PF?who ever comes as candidates the electorate will vote.kwata.

  18. I agree that they are waiting for Sata to come back from his unprofitable trip to Washington. Dora or no Dora in Petauke Central, PF will still lose baba.

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