LUSAKA HIGH COURT JUDGE VINCENT SILOKA DISMISSES PF CASE
…….PFs Lungu faction suffer setback and Miles Sampa remains PF president as judge Siloka dismisses faction’s case.
Lusaka-Friday, 24th May 2024
Lusaka High Court Judge, Hon. Vincent Sililo Siloka has dismissed the case in which Patriotic Front Presidential Candidates challenged the illegal Extra-Ordinary General Conference held by expelled Matero MP, Miles Bwalya Sampa and his purported election as President.
Judge Siloka ruled that he has dismissed on the matter of multiplicity of cases.
Hon. Mutotwe Kafwaya, Amb. Emmanuel Mwamba, Mr. Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba, Dr. Chishimba Kambwili, Mr. Greyford Monde, Hon.Chitalu Chilufya, and Hon. Brian Mundubile had petitioned the High Court for the court to determine the legality of the ExtraOrdinary General Conference held by Miles Sampa and UPND Members on 24th October 2023, purporting that the meeting of the Patriotic Front had elected him as PF President.
And during this case, a meeting was held between parties at which the matter of multiplicity of cases was resolved.
The Patriotic Front proceeded to drop the cases before Judge Situmbeko Chocho and in the Court of Appeals.
At the Press Conference held this morning, Patriotic Front Vice President, Hon. Given Lubinda says the Party will appeal against this ruling as the main matter has not been heard and there were no multiplicity of cases as ruled by the Judge.
He also expressed surprise that Judge Siloka dismissed the case based on a preliminary matter.
It’s good the PF has dropped the matters before hon Judge Chocho Situmbeko…The Judge had all the time to make a ruling… from October 2023 to date and there has been no movement.
Focus on this one case and appeal to the Court of Appeals and through to the Supreme Court . This is a straight forward case..That wasn’t a PF conference..
Move from the Situmbekos and Silokas..A panel of judges of the supreme court can look at the case …Ensure the case moves from Judge Siloka..He is dismissing it on preliminary grounds because he doesn’t want to be confronted with evidence! And again, he doesn’t want the case to go up. He seems happy to be ‘caressing’ the file .Let us have a trial with evidence from both sides..And then the Hon Judge can make a Judgement. If the judge by looking at the evidence decides Miles Sampa held a legal conference, let him make this decision , and let go of the case to enable higher courts also have look at it. that is the justice I know.
Correct legal reasoning. Sorry for the sycophant Hasampa.