BREAKING; LINDA KASONDE FILES PRESIDENTIAL PETITION ELECTRONICALLY.
Former Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) President Linda Kasonde has taken a significant legal step by attempting to electronically file a Presidential Petition following reported security concerns at the Judiciary.
In a letter addressed to Chief Justice Mumba Malila SC, Ms. Kasonde says she attempted to electronically submit the petition to the Chief Registrar’s Office in accordance with Order III of the Constitutional Court Rules.
However, she says the official email address provided for the electronic filing bounced back, preventing the submission from being completed through that channel.
Despite the setback, Ms. Kasonde has forwarded the key court documents directly to the Chief Justice for further action.
The documents attached include the People’s Petition, Affidavit Verifying the Facts, List of Authorities and Submissions.
“Given the security threat at the judiciary today, I attempted to electronically file the attached People’s Petition with the Chief Registrar’s Office pursuant to Order III of the Constitutional Court Rules, however the official email address bounced back.”
“I now attach the Petition, Affidavit Verifying the Facts, List of Authorities, and Submissions for your further action.”
Ms. Kasonde’s move is therefore significant because it demonstrates an attempt to use electronic means to initiate the petition process, rather than relying solely on physical access to the court premises.
The immediate question now is whether the Judiciary will acknowledge receipt of the documents and provide a mechanism through which the electronic filing can be formally completed.
She writes ✍️……
TO: The Honourable Chief Justice of the Republic of Zambia
Dear Justice Malila SC,
I hope you are well. Given the security threat at the judiciary today, I attempted to electronically file the attached People’s petition with the Chief Registrar’s Office pursuant to Order III of the Constitutional Court Rules, however the official email address bounced back. I now attach the Petition, Affidavit Verifying the Facts, List of Authorities, and Submissions for your further action.
Kind regards,
Linda Kasonde
Can the Chief Justice receive court papers intended for the Constitutional Court? The Supreme Court is not even a court of first instance, is it? What did Linda Kasonde think she was doing?
She thinks she’s clever and acting on behalf of bapompwe!! One wonders who she’s trying to please.
But ba lwisha zoona.
Where is the pressure coming from.
Who is exerting the pressure?
Never felt so politically nauseous before.
Linda Kasonde has to be paid by the donors and in order to do so, she has to try to remain relevant in opposition to any siting government. It is amazing that the same people who seem to fight for democracy have themselves never subjected themselves to the people whom they claim to represent. No one voted for you Linda to say please represent me. Your claims about ‘the people of Zambia’ are fallacious because the people voted on 13th August and made their choice clear. Whether HH won by 60% or by 50% plus 1, he still won. So what election do you want to overturn? Just eat your money from European donors in peace.
Oh, so ba Zambian Observer, you are blocking debate on this?