High Court Orders State to Produce Medical Report on Jay Jay Banda
Lusaka High Court Judge Geoffrey Mulenga has ordered the State, through Attorney General Mulilo Kabesha, to produce a medical report detailing the current health condition of former Petauke Central Member of Parliament Emmanuel Jay Jay Banda.
The order follows the State’s failure to produce Mr. Banda before the court for a habeas corpus hearing today.
During the proceedings, the State informed the court that Mr. Banda could not be brought before it because the doctor attending to him had not authorised his movement.
However, Justice Mulenga directed the State to provide a medical report indicating Mr. Banda’s condition to enable the court to establish the circumstances surrounding his continued absence.
The development comes as the court considers the habeas corpus proceedings concerning Mr. Banda’s custody and whereabouts.
A habeas corpus application seeks to compel authorities to produce a detained person before the court and establish the legality of their detention.
The court’s directive places the responsibility on the State to provide medical documentation explaining why Mr. Banda could not be presented during the hearing.