High Court Upholds MUNIR ZULU Libel Sentence
Former Lumezi Member of Parliament MUNIR ZULU has had his appeal dismissed by the Lusaka High Court, which has upheld his sham one-year sentence imposed by the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court.
This is in a matter where Mr. ZULU was convicted in April 2025 and sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment with hard labour after being found guilty of libel.
In his appeal, Mr. ZULU argued, among other grounds, that the Magistrates’ Court had no jurisdiction to pronounce itself on a matter he claimed was constitutional in nature.
He further contended that the court failed to consider mitigating factors when arriving at the sentence.
However, High Court Judge BONAVENTURE MBEWE ruled that all nine grounds of appeal advanced by Mr. ZULU lacked merit in their entirety.
Judge MBEWE said he was satisfied that the lower court properly arrived at its sham judgment and had not erred in law or fact.
He added that the court found the trial magistrate to have been fair in delivering the sentence.
Judge MBEWE also ruled that Mr. ZULU could not invoke parliamentary privilege; as such privilege only applies to statements made on the floor of the National Assembly.
He concluded that there was no reasonable justification to interfere with the sentence imposed by the lower court.
Just serve the little sentence passed on you. After all you once said you’re not afraid of going to Jele. Why do you seem desperate? No one will be into you when you come out of that Chitakataka. Actually no will cares about you anymore.
Appeal again! Take a leaf from Jacob Zuma. Keep appealing until the judge dies. What is a shame judgement? One that is a shame?? Is libel a criminal offense? Then Zambia isn’t a Democracy. It’s Saudi Arabia
Appeal again! Take a leaf from Jacob Zuma. Keep appealing until the judge dies. What is a sham judgement? One that is a sham?? Is libel a criminal offence in Zambia? Then Zambia isn’t a Democracy. It’s Saudi Arabia or North Korea.
Thanks to the law. Keep this ka immature boy locked up until he grows up..what a disappointment he has been to the youths who voted for him.
Wish they could now sue him in civil court so that it hits him where it hurts.
Waiting for the Kakunkubiti, the Thug to be arrested and charged. The complaint was lodged in 72 hours ago, but still no movement from our Police, just a statement from the ZP police Spokesperson.
The Kakunkubiti , the Thug has done far more than what Munir Zulu has been convicted for.
May the Police move, and not just a warn and Caution for the Kakunkubiti, the Thug,which basically is just noise…but a detention, Arrest and Charge.. just like the late Edith Nawakwi, Dan Pule, Changala, Fred Mmembe, Chishimba Kambwili, and many others. We are all equal under the Law.