CHIENGE MP QUESTIONS STATES DECISION TO APPEAL HER ACQUITTAL
Chienge Member of Parliament Given Katuta has questioned the State’s decision to appeal her acquittal in a matter in which she was accused of threatening violence against Times of Zambia photojournalist Henry Chunza.
Ms Katuta, who was accused of threatening violence and spitting on the Lusaka photojournalist was acquitted by the Lusaka Magistrate Court on 22nd December, 2025.
Speaking in an interview with KBN TV news, she says the appeal against her acquittal does not make sense and that she will wait to see the grounds on which it has been lodged.
Ms Katuta has also alleged that her announcement to stand as a presidential candidate for the 2026 August Elections has unsettled the ruling UPND.
Ms Katuta claims that the UPND party knows that if a woman enters the race with force, it will not stand a chance in election.
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Ms. Katuta says the appeal does not make sense and then she goes on to say she will wait to see the grounds of appeal.
I woukd think that she can only come to that conclusion if she had been availed the grounds of appeal. In the absence of that she cannot tell whether the appeal makes sense or not.
Cannot agree more. Until she has sight of the Grounds of Appeal and Appellant’s Heads of Arguments, can she address her mind and prepare Respondents Heads of Arguments. By the way, almost all convicted people have appealed their cases, so why should she think Attorney General should not?