In their application in the Lusaka High Court, the duo have argued against the decision by the police to occupy their residence, that it was irrational and illegal. They have also applied to quash such action and that the judicial review once granted should act as a stay in the matter.
“The applicant hereby request a hearing of this application before the Judge pursuant to Rule 3(3) of Order 53 of the Rules of the Supreme Court 1999 Edition,
“If leave to apply is granted, a direction that such grant should operate as a stay of the decision to which this application relates pursuant to Rule 3(10)(a) of Order 53 of the Rules of the Supreme Court,” they submitted.
They have asked the court that should their application be granted, the hearing for judicial review must be expedited and costs as well as necessary and consequential directions to be given in the matter. Ms M’membe has accused police of having assaulted her when they visited her residence on February 17with a search warrant signed by the Magistrate’s Court.
She has also complained against police’s intention to dismantle the printing press found at her residence without legal approval.
“It is the applicants’ complaint that it is illegal for the police to occupy their home, plot number 7345, Nangwennya Road Lusaka which is privately owned.
“The applicants contend further that the police cannot at law use their power to take private property and therefore the action of the police in taking steps to dismantle and take a privately owned printing press owned by the applicants is illegal,” they argued.
She said attempts to take the printing press was illogical as moving it would completely destroy it because it was delicate and required professional attention to dismantle.
Lovely couple. Good luck with that.
The problem is even judges are scared of being fired because they get sworn in at State House.
MASTING WITH THE MMEMBES – Episode 6: Flossing the Popo
Former Malawi Agriculture Minister’s private owned house was raided and huge sum of Dollars were recovered!……
Anything wrong with this act?……
Provided it’s not M’membe, it’s fine!!!!
Ms M’membe has accused police of having assaulted her when they visited her residence on February 17 with a search warrant signed by the Magistrate’s Court.
This couple has to sue the magistrate court and not the police.
He was not a private citizen but a public officer who is a subject of an abuse of public office inquiry
So member is around
Iwe can’t you read, it says file (picture)!
Law must not be dictated too. It must guide and protect.
I thought Mmembe was a……? how come he’s got a wife?
I also thought he was homosexual
Iwe even homos marry to blind people!
Walaba shani?
Iye ba ndanje grow up. You behave like you were raised in a water drum. Have you effed Fred to say that he is gay. Stop been a b1tch and spreading tavern rumours.
As usual he is calling the shots from a distance and hiding this ‘brave’ scribe. Oh and his wife doesn’t know the entire visit by the police is on video and at no time was she assaulted she was approached in a polite manner served with a search warrant under the same law her husband praised when XF etc. were searched and they did not resist arrest or tear up warrants….but its an failed case for the ex-dpp and fat desk to practice some law which only his head understands after this, the past/mast will attack the judiciary once again when the application fails….lastly the print press was not bought by the mast but by the past as the workers revealed..
Leka ngoma zilile kwacha ngwee
Law doesn’t allow Police to assault anyone one who is not a danger to anyone.
Come on Zambia, enough is enough Lungu should not take us for a rid, Let us join force and hold mass action or civil disobedience against this oppressive government of Lungu. Just like the comment if you are in.
If everyone in Zambia was to follow M’membe’s example, the country would collapse believe me!
In US the police cannot search your premises without a search warrant. You just allow them to enter and search for whatever they are looking for. If they find it good for them, they don’t good for you but if you dare tear the warrant you’ll be roasted like barbeque t bone.
Has Fred landed…still looking for sympathiers instead of looking for donors to bail him out his tax debt
Crime goes with punishment.
How many Mutinta Mazoka’s are there? The one I knew was supposed to be MP somewhere in Southern Province and wife to HH. Is she the same Mrs Membe?
Even as I blog from leeds United Kingdom. I wish Fred and family all the best. We are with you. Leeds is cold bane. Can’t wait to be back home
A search warrant must be specific as to what they are looking for. If it is stolen money or documents or drugs. Not just to snoop around and steal from private citizens.
Let anyone here commenting rip a warrant. Then lets talk kikikikikikikiki
If HH and other Post sympathizers were serious, they would have paid Mmembe ‘s debts. This way Lungu was not going to have an “excuse to persecute ” Mmembe and the Post was going to be in a much stronger position to bite at Lungu. But all they give are condolences. Which means they know Mmembe has broken the law and they don’t want to risk their money.
True!
Meembe at work. Next he will take the President to court!
SO, HH’s wife Mutinta is now m’membe’s wife……… kekekekekekeke very fun indeed
just how daft can people be?those thinking M’membes sympathizers need to help him pay his debts.people here either don’t think or they deliberately refuse to..i feel sorry for my country.