GIVEN LUBINDA SAYS NAKACINDA WAS JAILED UNDER A LAW THAT NO LONGER EXISTS
By: Thomas Afroman Mwale
The Lusaka High Court has denied bail pending appeal to Patriotic Front (PF) secretary general Raphael Nakacinda, who is serving an 18-month prison sentence for defaming President Hakainde Hichilema.
Mr Nakacinda was convicted after alleging that the Head of State had summoned judges to his residence to influence judicial decisions.
reacting to the ruling, Acting PF Leader Given Lubinda expressed disappointment, stating that the party had hoped Nakacinda would be granted bail.
Mr Lubinda, who previously served as Minister of Justice, argued that the law under which Nakacinda was convicted had been repealed and no longer exists in Zambia’s statutes.
he affirmed that the PF would continue pursuing bail, maintaining that the conviction is based on a defunct legal provision.
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Bwana start campaigning for PF party presidency and leave the Nakachinda issue to the Lawyers, time is not with you. Didn’t you see Makebi Zulu yesterday? Mwalashala.
When a criminal provision in law is abolished, there’s always a window provided for dealing with crimes committed before the law was abolished. I do not think for one minute that this was not done on the law that has sent Raphael Nakacinda to jail. If the defence Given Lubinda thinks was available to Nakacinda should have applied, why didn’t his legal defence team raise it in court? Lubinda is too proud and too unscrupulous to admit that Nakacinda lied.
The lies by Mr. Nakachinda and Munir Zulu had one end only, prison. It was just a matter of time. They pushed their luck to breaking point and got what they deserved.
Slandering people and soiling their reputations should not be taken lightly. A good name is worth more than riches, more than silver or gold. Like their compatriot Mr. Makebi Zulu has said, slander is a tool for fools. A prudent man sees danger approaching and takes refuge. The fool keeps going and suffers the consequences. Mr. Nakachinda was daring the law and is now paying the price.