Musunte Lawrence Wrtites:
IS PRESIDENT EDGAR LUNGU’S SISTER IN CONTEMPT OF COURT IN PRETORIA? ⚖️
Edgar Lungu’s sister was in clear contempt of court in the Pretoria High Court right there inside the courtroom when she hailed insults at the Attorney General, insulted his 104-year-old mother, accused the President of Zambia of wanting to use the body of ECL for rituals, and in her uncouth rantings even accused the Judge of having been bribed.
In South African law, contempt of court is not just about disobeying a court order, it is also about any conduct that disrespects or undermines the dignity, authority, or functioning of the court.
Shouting insults in the courtroom, whether aimed at the judge, an opposing party, or the institution itself, can amount to scandalising the court or disrupting the administration of justice.
It does not matter that the judge had delivered judgment. Until the court is formally adjourned and the parties have vacated, the courtroom remains a place where the dignity of the judiciary must be upheld.
Even after adjournment, using that space to spew insults directly connected to the case is still conduct that can be prosecuted as contempt of court.
In this case, while the Attorney General of Zambia may choose to let it pass, the law is clear: any person can lay a criminal complaint for contempt.
This is not a privilege reserved for the court alone. The presiding judge, the court orderly, the prosecution, or any member of the public who witnessed the incident can initiate proceedings.
The tragedy here is that the outburst was in Bemba, a language not understood by most in the South African court, so its gravity likely went unnoticed by officials in the moment.
Yet the political motive was clear: to scandalise, to demean, to accuse the judiciary of corruption, and to push a false ritualist narrative against the President of Zambia, right there in a foreign court.
This is the Zambia we have now, where some feel free to defame, insult, and lie without consequence, confident that superstition and propaganda will shield them from accountability.
But make no mistake: in South African law, this conduct was contempt of court. And anyone who witnessed it still has the right to take it forward.
Clearly she was. Umwana wambwa literally means son of a bit-ch. She must account for that behaviour. One wonders how these people were brought up. NGOCC where are you?
No she wasn’t in contempt of court. Once the judges walk out of the courtroom, it’s no longer a court but just another piece of real estate.
AND MACABRE IS LOUDLY SILENT BUT QUICK TO SAY THE FAMILY IS BEING DEMEANED WITH HIS HOLLY FACE WHICH HAS GAINED SOME SOUTH AFRICAN KGS
When violence & hatred is part of the PF + Lungu family DNA. Don’t waste time on damaged goods.
She real committed ….of court.
If she gets away with it then lucky lucky …
I don’t knoe
Gunner is right. If the acts were committed in front of Judges, then she would have been held in contempt.
The AG was insulted in his person, and can sue for slander.
This is where you distinguish leadership and scanderals. We have all watched the video and the AG; the Professional he is, rose to the occassion and continued with his press conference; like “duck in water; unmoved” and not responding to the barrage of insults.
That says alot about the position of the state. Its above the gutter, and is objective. Just that says alot about those who are leading us today.
The Lungu family have no shame. The PF and the clergy who should be calling out this woman are surprisingly mute. Yet want to moralise the Minister? Deal with your issues before you ask others to deal with theirs.
She may be, the court may not permit her presence next sitting, a disgrace