COURT TO DECIDE WHETHER JJ BANDA CASE SHOULD BE HEARD AT MAINA SOKO
By Mubanga Mwape
THE Lusaka High Court is today expected to determine whether proceedings in former Petauke Central Member of Parliament Emmanuel Jay Jay Banda’s habeas corpus case should be conducted at Maina Soko Military Medical Centre.
This follows an order by Judge Geoffrey Mulenga directing Attorney-General Mulilo Kabesha to submit a medical report detailing Banda’s condition after the State failed to produce him in court on Wednesday.
The State had explained that doctors had not cleared Banda for transfer, prompting the court to seek medical evidence before considering the request to move the proceedings to the military medical facility.
Judge Mulenga described the application as peculiar, stating that the court needed to establish Banda’s medical condition before making a determination.
The habeas corpus application was filed on October 30, 2026, by Banda’s mother, Grace Nampokolwe Banda, who is seeking the court’s intervention over her son’s detention.
Banda was recaptured in Mozambique after escaping from Chipata General Hospital in August 2024, where he had been receiving treatment while facing attempted murder and aggravated robbery charges.