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Zambian Government hands back Tendai Biti to Zimbabwe in disregard of court order

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Mr Tendai Biti
Mr Tendai Biti

The Zambian Government has handed over opposition MDC senior official Tendai Biti to the Zimbabwean authority in total disregard of a High Court Order granted to Mr Biti last night.

According to Mr Biti’s legal team, the Zambian immigration office handed the opposition leader at 06:00hrs this morning via Chirundu despite being served with a court order at 04:00 Hours today.

“Contrary to the law and a Court order. And even assuming it was a deportation, which it was not, the law is clear that a deportee can choose a country of his choice to which he can be deported but in this case he was denied that right”.

“The whole thing just smells of illegality and extra judicial behavior by Zambian authorities. It is also a breach of international law”, the legal team said.

Mr. Biti was accompanied across the border by a horde of heavily armed Zambian police officers and the legal team is currently making frantic efforts to establish his exact whereabouts.

Meanwhile,the legal team is expected to appear before Judge Pixie Yangailo in the wake of the latest developments.

Mr Biti was represented by Keith Mweemba, Gilbert Phiri and Mulambo Haimbe.

According to the court order, Mr. Biti was expected to appear for an ex-parte hearing before Judge Yangailo in a matter in which he is challenging the decision by the Government of the Republic of Zambia to deny him leave to apply for refugee status in Zambia.

According to the court documents signed by High Court Judge in Charge Gertrude Chawatama, Mr Biti was to appear in the company of his legal team comprising Keith Mweemba and Associates,Gilbert Phiri of PNP and Malambo and Associates this morning at 08:00hrs.

Mr Biti who was arrested and detained at Chirundu border post on insitigation of Zimbabwean intelligence operatives has challenged the decision to have him sent back to Harare to answer charges of inciting violence in the aftermath of that country’s General elections.

He has cited the Attorney General as the first respondent.

Foreign Affairs Minister Joe Malanji yesterday revealed that the Zambian government cannot confer asylum status on Mr Biti as his grounds were not meritorious hence will be sent back to Zimbabwe.

This in clear violation of the Zambian Refugee law as well as the 1951 convention on the rights of persons seeking refugee status.

Meanwhile, The US Government has strongly urged the Zambian government to allow Zimbabwean opposition leader Tendai Biti to remain in Zambia until his asylum request can be appropriately evaluated.

Assistant Secretary for US Department of State’s Bureau of African Affairs Tibor Nagy stated that Zambia should as an option to allow Mr Biti safe passage to another country, consistent with its international obligations.

Zambia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Joe Malanji yesterday confirmed that Zambia had turned down an asylum request from Mr Biti and was readying to hand him over to Zimbabwe authorities after he was detained at Chirundu boarder.

“I strongly urge Zambia to allow Mr. Biti to remain in Zambia until his asylum request can be appropriately evaluated, or to allow him safe passage to another country, consistent with its international obligations,” Mr Nagy.

Mr Nagy added, “We understand that Mr. Biti has legitimate concerns about his own safety and is currently in the custody of Zambian authorities.”

Mr Nagy said he has been in contact with the US Embassies in Harare and Lusaka and that the Department of State is deeply troubled by credible reports that opposition supporters are being targeted by members of the Zimbabwean security forces, which has led Mr. Biti to seek safe haven in Zambia

Meanwhile, U.S. Senator Chris Coons, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, says he is deeply concerned over reports of violent government-sponsored attacks in Zimbabwe since the elections on July 30.

“I am watching the situation in Zimbabwe very closely, and I am concerned about reports of arbitrary arrests, detentions, and government-sponsored violence. These tactics have no place in a democracy, and the government must ensure they stop immediately.”

“Any disagreements over last month’s election should be dealt with through fair and open investigations, hearings, and legal processes. I am particularly alarmed to hear that members of the MDC alliance have been detained by government-backed security forces.

Senator Coons said reports of the detention of Tendai Biti at the Zambian border are especially unnerving.

He charged that the U.S. Senate will hold the government of Zimbabwe responsible for ensuring Mr. Biti and other detainees are not harmed in any way.

“I also call upon the Trump Administration, the U.S. State Department, the governments of Zimbabwe, Zambia and other regional actors to stand against politically motivated arrests and to support and promote the rule of law.”

The people of Zimbabwe have suffered through such tactics of repression and intimidation for decades. Last month’s election was supposed to offer them something different. It is not too late for the leaders of Zimbabwe to restore the sense of hope and fairness that its people deserve.”

107 COMMENTS

  1. Simply revenge by the Great Leader for Biti supporting HH during his incarceration nothing much else in this. The Great one flexing his wrinkled biceps

    • Wow… just wow! … anyway good precident. Our political leaders have just sealed their fate when finally there’s a change of governance in Zimbabwe.

      You will run when the corruption mud hits the fun and you will find Biti in the new administration.

      You had the backing of the courts ordering to let Biti remain and if challenged by other countries, you’d have pointed to your own independent courts you claim they are!

      Kama is a zitch

    • Why blame this on the Government and or our President.

      When things go wrong its President Lungu, and when things go right it has nothing to do with Lungu,

      I hate Zambians, that is why I chose not to marry one of them. Just backwards.

      Yuck, could someone pass me a puke bucket

      Thanks

      BB2014,2016

    • This is satanic acts by PF.
      Even though Tendai hired lawyers with wrong names, doesn’t make him part of UPND.
      But these Zimbabweans, why they didn’t get Shamenda?

    • It is too much of disrespecting judges, even the thugs like Sunday Chanda go about insulting judges in morning, not in bar, but in Daily Mail.

    • You needvto understand the calibre of people ruling zambia.
      1. A lawyer whoes licence was suspended for misuse of clients funds in charge of the country.
      2. A street trader at Katondo a place full of thieves in charge of home affairs
      3. A thug whoes specialisation is intimidating political opponents and bootlicking in charge of Lusaka.
      4. A convicted criminal incharge of foriegn affairs.
      Now that you know where they are coming from you should worry where we are going if at all we are going anywhere.

    • I’m sure if it was Zimbabwe handing back a fleeing Edgar Lungu you were going to forget all socalled human rights and celebrate.

    • There you have it….as I stated this is a govt full of ministers to President enjoying the fruits and sweat Old man Sata who had to do time in Police cells for them.
      And someone will quizz me on why I disrespect senior people in this govt like Bo Inonge here is the evidence…the old hen is quiet.

    • The truth is upnd will never form government, whether you give thumb down or not. Whose going to vote for them? Trust me they will get 100% from Southern again and again. With the way things are going upnd are in the book of history believe it or not. if I was a member of upnd it’s to leave the party and join mulyokela seriously upnd has missed it’s chances.

    • This is a clear demonstration of a break down of law and order in Zambia, and thanks to clueless Lungu. How can the immigration department ignore and defy a court order not to send Mr. Biti back to Zimbabwe? That’s a clear insult and disrespect to the judiciary. Someone needs to be held accountable for this, for contempt of court. This is unacceptable, thuggish and criminal. Shame on you.

    • SELF PROPHECY COMES ALIVE – THERE IS POWER IN THE TONGUE.
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      “Former ZIM Finance Minister Tendai Biti says Zambia’s rule of law is broken as in Zimbabwe”
      Mind what say and when you say them Biti.
      That said, looks like Emerson ain’t a good guy, everything considered. In his exoneration, he wants to hung the blame of the 6 lost lives in Zim post 2018 polls around the necks of Laxton and Nelson. Loss of any life is regretable. Emerson’s boys pulled the trigger. But he claims Laxton insighted the protests. How ironic! Games politicians play. Free Biti.

    • Emerson’s boys pulled the trigger. But he claims Laxton incited the protesters. How ironic! Games politicians play. Free Biti.

  2. Honestly where is the rule of law if we can disobey a court order with impunity? That is why this country is in such a mess. It preaches that it is a christian nation yet the bible it preaches says obey the laws of the land.
    If he is running to save his life, we as a govt and nation should keep him and protect him until we are sure he will be safe when he gets back to ZIM. And he has to get back on himself. Anyway an African will always work to destroy an african.

    • He is running away from the law. Some of his comrades who were arrested in Harare were set free by the magistrate. He is just trying to get international attention.

    • UK diplomats have revealed that they are closely following MDC Alliance principal Tendai Biti’s case engaging the Zimbabwean and Zambian authorities over his safety after he was denied political asylum in Zambia yesterday and handed over to Zimbabwean authorities.

    • It’s encouraging to read the concerns and levels of disgust of majority of bloggers over the handover of Biti to the Zim authorities by the Zambian govt.
      Despite our leadership, betraying our Christian values and the legacy of our founding fathers of supporting those in need. It’ takes a big heart empathize. Be reminded that the region’s stability has been greatly shouldered by us, that’s why most of them look to us.

  3. I told you so when this Government came to power, it is a Government of Kanponyas by Kaponyas for Kaponyas. and almost 10 years in power, you still see all these Kaponya traits in their operations. This is a diplomatic nightmare and lets see how they get out of this. With the US now involved and our courts, I would be surprised if Biti resurfaces back in Zambia.

    Interesting scenario developing here.

    Journalists you have your questions cut out for you when Lungu and Cyril smile at you for pictures today

  4. Who thought that court orders work in zambia they must be dreaming!!!!! Political directives direct from the mouth of lazy leaders works, and some Low Life Lazy Loses are busy praising this corrupt no vision government.

  5. This discomforting to hear how the Zambian government can send someone where soldiers are shooting at civilians without even hearing him..

    • You neglect to mention that those civilians destroyed 8 cars and unleashed violence on the police officers overpowering them in the process. Their actions caused damage to a few buildings. They had been given alcohol by Tendai Biti and company. In Zimbabwe if you demonstrate peacefully Noone will touch you but if you hold a stone or brick in your hands you are no longer a demonstrator but a terrorist and you will be treated as such.

    • Petros Magomazi stop mislead, focus on Biti. In fact you should seeking treason for those who keep on rigging election with impunity. How long will Africa continue suffering because these criminals, who deprive us of quality leadership? How long, how long?

  6. Lungu is only in it for himself and the other tin pot corrupt SADC leaders…..the highest bidder wins with this gang of theives lead by lungu. On foringe affairs the order is…..how much money is expected in lungus pockets 2nd which other dictator are we siding with…..all decades of precedent and principle is thrown away….look at how lungu sold out the PLO and Zambias decades long standing with oppressed people only to attend jearousalem as isrealis capital …look how lungu is tight with the corrupt warlord kabila ……

  7. Why do you want Zambia to be sheltering criminals? What these guys did in Zimbabwe was criminal, and let him go and answer charges. Innocent 6 lives were lost due to their insantiable appetite for power. They incited youths to go on street to demonstrate against results which had not been announced, looted shops for suspected ZANU-PF sympathisers.
    Tendai Biti should own up and account for his deeds.

  8. Ba Jona, & his Cabal of Bandits forget they are stealing, & plundering our nation’s coffers on a daily basis, & the day is soon approaching when they will be scampering in all directions for safety from their crimes, & some other country will do the exact same.
    Talk about clueless visionless goons with Zero ethics @ work.
    Just wait, muz@nya m chusi.

    • This is another example why people question Lazy Lungu’s nationality a true Zambian would never hand back anyone fleeing from another country…even KK welcomed Zims who were fleeing from uncle Bob’s hit men.

  9. Biti caused the death of innocent Zimbabweans by inciting them to cause lawlessness on the streets. The army was equally irresponsible but Biti should not have asked people to go and cause mayhem. Biti must face the law!!! Not divert attention by bringing Zambia into the picture and using U5 lawyers to let him escape justice. The 6 Zimbabweans who were misled by the spineless coward Biti deserve justice, and the army must equally punish the trigger happy soldiers as Mnangagwa has promised. Biti must face the law.

    • Yeah we know how corrupt tin pot dictators treat protesters …….42/42 peacfull protesters all arrested by lungu….

    • Please don’t display your ignorance and your lack of knowledge here. Typical of African governments, the Zambian govt has refused to obey a court order. This is stup1d.

    • Diasporan twits!! Zambia is not the subject here, it is Biti who caused innocent Zimbabweans to die!! Let him face the law not run away.

    • Dull one, irrespective of whether he caused a thousand deaths, the fact is there was a court order and it has been ignored. The brainlessness of PF cadres amazes me daily and not in a good way.

    • Please excuse our dear resident blogger @Zambian Citizen he is not the sharpest tool in the kitchen drawer…when he is cornered his insecurities come out where he will play the diaspora card instead of focusing on the topic. I mean this chap is thick as two short planks he was one time justifying an Ambulance costs $288K when he has never seen an Ambulance before.

  10. Whether was right or wrong, he used the right channels to claim Asylum and Zambia, which is respected world over for hosting Asylum seekers should have followed the right procedures to deny his request! WE HAVE REGIONAL and INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS TO RESPECT! When the Zambian Police prevented Zim Security forces from arresting him, which was the beginning of respecting international norms for a person requesting asylum, we also thought they would respect the judicial process and all international obligations related to asylum seekers. IT IS DISAPPOINTING THAT THEY HAD TO HAND HIM OVER BEFORE EXHAUSTING THE LEGAL PROCESS AND AVAILABLE OPTIONS UNDER OUR INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS!! Under PF and Lungu, we are loosing our stance on many important issues e.g Polisario/Sahrawi!!

  11. Why the hurry in handing over Mr. Biti to the Zim government and at the same time violating the court order. We should have delayed and given ourselves enough to time think and ponder before we handed over Mr. Biti. Wisdom demands that we don’t rush in making decisions that are critical.
    Isaiah 28:16 “Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste”. God bless Zambia!

    • Why bring in the bible …do you need the bible for moral guidance? Your ancestor the Bantu never had the bible yet the lived by their own ethos….the minute you bring in the bible exposes your limitations.

  12. You guys do not just demonize your government for no good measure. The Crux of the matter lies in one boarder post management and agreements. Technically if one person is at the one stop boarder post his or her entry into another country is determined by passport stamp.

    In this regard the section of Chirundu border on Zambian side where Zimbabwe immigration is situated is legally and technically Zimbabwean space.

    Simplistic views will challenge the concept, however the matters are beyond that. The same scenario can play back and Zambians may find themselves seeking to arrest criminals at one border post Zimbabwe side.

    For the benefit of all Biti is a political criminal whose actions has resulted in the death of six people and injury of 17 more. He was wanted by police for he…

    • @14 Doctor Future, You seem to be confusing issues here; the One Stop Border does NOT give rights of arrest on one country’s soil to another state. Powers of arrest on the Zambian side are for the Zambian Police (ZP) and vice versa for Zim Republican Police (ZRP) on Zim side. It is for that reason that ZP prevented Zim Security agents (plain clothed intelligence officers )from arresting Biti on the Zambia soil .Biti seems to have skipped Zim Immigration so all Zambian Immigration needed to do was to deny him entry until he got cleared by Zim Immigration which they seem to have done but the attempt by Zim Security agents was wrong that is why ZP stepped in and kept them out as they interrogated him. Once he claimed Asylum, things changed as now he was supposed to be protected under…

    • “….Mr. Biti was accompanied across the border by a horde of heavily armed Zambian police officers…”

    • … he was supposed to be protected under international law and Zambia’s judicial process , which they seemed to have initially followed but later flouted by handing him back to Zim, where he was running from!!

    • People who shot 6 people are free right now.People who stole 15 Billion diamond money are free right now.Because Biti said you rigged elections you want to terrorise him.YOU RIGGED ELECTIONS ZANU PF.I think you are one of the looters from Zanu PF Doctor Future.Incase you didn’t know Zanu PF and Lungu goes hand in hand in rigging elections.

  13. And we call our country a christian Nation. Its like a woman is being beaten by the husband and runs to the neighbour’s house and the neighbour shuts the door and throws her back to the angry husband. When that woman is murdered the blood of thatl lady will be on the hands on the people who denied her help.

    • inchenjeshi
      PF is a serious disaster.They forget that good governance is one of the factors in determining the credit rating and that also determines the interest you have to pay on kaloba.Apart from that they even forget about tomorrow,i am not a prophet but they will one day regret this especially when they are out of power.

    • Religion is simply there to dupe you and the politicians who are morally bankrupt like Lazy Lungu use it to their advantage …the sad thing is Biti has better chance of seeking refuge in US, British and Nordi embassies in Lusaka than Zambia.

  14. The governvent must follow what the international law say about. What they should know is that at one time the Pf was in opposition and now its the ruling party. So those in charge should look at a bigger picture and not themselves.

  15. What goes around comes back around, This minister is an ***** with no knowledge of Zambia’s humanitarian record and standing with her neighbours. You allow Moses Katumbi because your boss licks his ass and deny another? PF is a very useless administration of grade 5 stop out, period…

    • Shame, if it was a Chinese they would have done otherwise. Our colonial masters treated us better than our own brothers, they made sure we had well maintained roads and medicine.

  16. Please don’t display your ignorance and your lack of knowledge here. Typical of African governments, the Zambian govt has refused to obey a court order. This is stup1d.

  17. I don’t support the handing over of this person to the crocodile. But three things come to my mind. 1If Biti was granted asylum those attacking the handing back would still criticize the action as being detrimental to our relationship with Zimbabwe 2 Why is it that the lawyers representing Biti are the same that represents our own BITI 3 What would be Zimbabwe’s reaction towards if harbored a person wanted person. Just observations no position taken. And are we quick to mention America in this issue?

  18. This is Zambia. An independent nation making independent decisions – in the interest of the nation. We don’t want the US of A to come and dictate to us what to do.

  19. They should have given him chance to go to another country of his choice instead of handing him over. The whole thing was not handled well.

    • Ndanje so when a country does not want to jeorpadise relationships with other countries they should go around disobeying court orders batini? PF thinking awe kwena.

    • @ Ndanje Khakis

      Which relationship? Thuggery? Disregard of the rule of Law? Corruption? Dictatorship? Moral bankruptcy?

    • It’s a field day for the Hikaindeans. Let him go back to the crocodile. He made a wrong move…should have gone Botswana or RSA not Zambia.

  20. Come to think of it this guy hates the Zambian government and supports violence what grantee is there that he won’t attempt to help our own BITI to cause havoc in Zambia?

    • Dude love that’s what I hate about you Upnd jackals. …calling people with different options dull. In fact it’s you and the one who spawned who’s dull. The fact that you only want your opinion makes a pygmy wrongly located in town.

  21. Zambians should learn to ask relevant questions and analyzing issues carefully before jumping to conclusions.

    We can’t assume a court order was ignored without knowing the time Biti was driven to Chirundu. What we do know, according to this report, is that there was 2 hours in between handing over a court order and handing Biti over to Zim. Do we know the time they left for Zim? I don’t!

    It is possible Biti could have been in Zim already while the court order was served. It’s only when we know the time Biti left the Zambian soil that we accuse the government of violeting a court order.

    • And we can also assume that all International Treaties governing refugees have been temporarily suspended during this two hours?
      Why you do not assume that your apologetic crapping is equivalent to sucking?

  22. You people should know by now…..lungu is a corrupt lawyer by profession who does not respect any court order.

    The man is so unprincipled and mortally bankrupt that he sees nothing wrong with being called a corrupt theif everyday or sorrouding himself with unsavoury characters ……just tighten you seat belts , we are in for a hell of a ride….

  23. so nishi tuleiseting’a ba ZIMBABWE and Zambia lets just apply for a friendly WAR, I THINK ZIM ingaTICHAPE with alot of Zambian Officers vima mimamimba KUKULA MONGA NI CHICKEN GEORGE

  24. WHY DID BITI OPTY TO COME TO ZAMBIA WHEN HE KNEW VERY WELL THAT THE ZAMBIAN ILLEGAL CORUPTY PRESIDENT IS IN GOOD BOOTS WITH THE ZIMBABWE INCOMING ILLEGAL PRESIDENT . THE COURTS IN ZAMBIA ARE COMPERISED BY THE EXECUTIVE, THE COURTS IN ZAMBIA ARE NOT TRUSTWORTY .

  25. So Biti “sought” asylum from a government he not too long ago said was illegitimate? Ok the US has now rushed to the aid of someone they once black listed???Ok….so what is he afraid of in Zims..his life?…Uhm freedom fighters are ready to lay down their lives for what they believe in they don’t run away…Anyway their hero Malema has advised them on what needs to be done on the election result…

  26. I wonder why some people think critical Zambian government machinery are functioning in accordance with international UN conventions such as human rights and refugees when they are in fact non functional..let Biti remain in Zambia indefinitely you morons!!!!!!

  27. Zambia is a signatory to international Treaties and Conventions on the protection of and assistance to persons seeking asylum. Cardinal to these conventions is the principle on “non-refoulment” –not to expel. If Zambia did not find Biti’s claim for asylum sufficient, it should have turned him over to the UNHCR to find him another country. He fled Zimbabwe because his life is in danger and returning him not only violates international law but condemns him to death. When Misheck Miyongo fled to Botswana after the Caprivi uprising in Namibia, the authorities asked UNHCR to find him a new home, and Denmark gladly accepted. We should always remember that human life is sacred.

    • Who told you that his life is in danger? Biti just wants to seek international sympathy and attention. He will look silly when ED just ignores him. Unless there is something we do not know.

  28. Never known our government to be this heartless. Zambia please, send him forward to another safe place…
    He is in danger that is why he chose the run to you.

    .

  29. Let him get aslyum in the USA we see whether Trump will allow the nosense.Thats why I like Trump he doesn’t tolerate danderheads

  30. PF govt defied court several orders on Rupiah Banda’s passport & travel and now has defied court orders again on Tendai Biti’s asylum claim.They just don’t care respect rule of law.

    • Another reason why that Lazy man in State House is supposed to hold at least one press conference every month!!

  31. If the soldiers did not intervene, Zimbabwe would be on fire now as we speak. All because of Biti. What surprises me is that when opposition leaders commit criminal acts which include defaming the President and disobeying the law, foreign countries support them in the name of democracy. The issue is Zambia has denied Biti asylum and therefore the Court issue is just an academic exercise. Don’t forget that the same Biti does not recognise the Zambian govt as he stated when he came to Zambia to support HH. he is now swallowing his own bitter medicine.

  32. He never handed over power to the speaker. He arrested someone for over speeding, and his cadres roam the street beating innocent people. You think his a diplomat?

    Spoon me side ways

  33. Several misconceptions here. Biti did not instigate the Army to shoot defenceless people. What happened to baton sticks, water canons and tear gas to disperse people? Imagine going home after work and you get caught up in the mayhem and a bullet is lodged in your heart. Immaturely fast tracked to heaven or hell wherever your sins lead you. That was the fate of the 10 people that were gunned down by the Army. Would you wait to get a free trial? If they respond to demonstration by opening live ammunition on their citizens what of Biti? Why is the focus not on the Army that killed people? In South Africa there are demonstrations on a daily basis but its never a norm that people are gunned down as a consequence. We need a paradigm shift in Africa, so much potential yet our leaders let us…

  34. I fully support the actions of the Zambian authorities. Tendai Biti and these irresponsible, unpatriotic Zambian opposition political lawyers (Keith, Gilbert & Mulambo) Should not dare bring the Zimbabwe political confusion into Zambia. It is not in our interest to get involved or be part of the conversation as has been the case over the last 48hrs. CNN, BBC running Zambia this Zambia that headlines over Zim issues. Now US senator, US Govt, UN, UK, EU now putting us under pressure over things that should not involve us. We are just spectators.

  35. Keith, Gilbert & Mulambo. I hope you are reading this. I know you are Anti Zambian Govt/Anti-PF and are dying to see their backs, but chose carefully matters to take up and weapons to use in your quest to fight ECL/PF. Taking advantage of whats going on kuli ba neighbour and choosing to drag Tendai Biti and Entire Zim Saga into Zambia in order to put the Zambian Govt at odds with EITHER International Community (Eu/UK/US) interests or the EDM/ZANU/Zim Govt, essentially between a rock and a hard place, in order to please a satisfy your egos or scores to settle with PF is simply, in my view, treacherous and treasonous.

  36. What Biti did or did not do or what Zim Govt did or did not do should not, quite frankly, be something we should spend time getting involved in or debating but leave to the Zimbabweans to resolve amongst themselves.

  37. The reason why Zambia is relatively peaceful is that most Zambians are peace loving, and we do not want to keep people that are intentionally and wilfully causing havoc in their own countries for selfish reasons. They are using politics to further their own selfish interests. Tendai Biti should be the last politician in Zimbabwe to run to Zambia for asylum those who read should know this. We have already sacrificed so much for this region it is time we enjoyed our peace and democracy and develop our economy. Any country that has the capacity to fight us let them come to our country. We do not have the resources to start fighting other people’s wars like America that has such resources. Everyone knows that Zimbabwe let us down when they got Independence, they treated Zambians like trash…

  38. … Everyone knows that Zimbabwe let us down when they got Independence, they treated Zambians like trash. Those who did not get personal abuse were luck, I for one did and I know my colleagues whose passports were flung and them by Zimbabwean immigration at Victoria falls border post just for going to buy Margarine and butter which was a rare commodity then in Zambia. Today we have the second largest if not the largest number Zimbabwean nationals in southern Africa who are freely selling all sorts of merchandise in the streets of Zambia which no Zambian could do in Zimbabwe at the height of our economic woes. The Zambian Govt. has done the right thing to let the country where Tendai Biti “Won” the election try him after all that is his country.

    • Please there is no room for tit for tat; an eye for an eye. Forgiveness is more powerful than vengeance. Overcome evil with good. God bless Zambia!

  39. Below is what I posted yesterday and it has come to pass.

    “No foreign policy, no inkling of International laws, no morals, no principles. That sums up the PF regime’s disgraceful decision. This is not about merit or what Biti has been charged with. It is about a genuine fear of persecution, torture or death if returned to Zimbabwe”

  40. he has to answer to the crimes committed.

    As we speak now even those genocide criminals that went to seek asylum are being handed over to kagame. Wat is tendai biti

  41. What court order? Go and fight your legal battles in Zimbabwe, we have had enough of court battles, our courts are overloaded trying to serve Zambians and you want to bring your petitions here? What abour h.h underfive you want him to wait in tge queue?
    In any case Lazy Jay Jay and his tribesmates say the Zambian courts ars biased, lelo today Biti should turn to the same biased courts? Upnd!!! Finangwa fyeka fyeka!!! How can you rule when you have no idea what you want?
    Lazy jj!!!

  42. Too bad for TendI Biti, but Kharma hit back at the same Legal Team whose hands are marred with filth and gross violation of international law. Gilbert Phiri and Mulambo Haimbe, disregarded the fact that I, a UN Diplomat was illegally sued in Zambian Cpurts as methods of them stealing whatever I came back with from the U jets Nations. They manufactured lies and obtained Court Orders from their relatives and gave their relatives court Orders in abuse of the judicial process and emabarrsingly stole my Jeep Grand Cherokee, household goods, outdoor furniture, Toyota Harrier and extorted sumstaial amounts of money and belongings worth over $700,000 and they even conspired to kill me by poisoning and they have been abusing policies in conspiracy with Wilks Muhanga and three Zambian UN staff…

  43. LAZ and JCC must deal with Gilbert Phiri and Mulambo Haimbe for violations of international law and strike them from Practising law. Natural justice is clear that he who has filthy hands cannot naturally obtain justice. AU! UN, EU and the US itself, must ensure that these criminals are sanctioned for pillaging me I discriminate, disregarding I yernational Law. They manufactured vexatious suits as methods of stealing my UN benefit entitlement and they mobbed me like a swam of bees and stole like imbeciles without according me an opportunity to be heard. It is reprehensible that they even voice the immigration having disregarded a Court Order, as it is the same judiciary in Zambia, which disregarded customary international law, when they refused to join the United Nations to the fraudulent…

  44. I just feel so so bad. For this man to have come here, he was fearing for his life. People of God, we should have given him a safe haven. We are a Christian Nation but look at how we are treating those in need? Also it is good to note now the international community has seen that we are not law abiding if we can ignore an order from our own courts. I wonder where we shall run too when, God forbid, trouble comes? Do unto others as you. And on the other side did Mr.Katumbi manage to go back?

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