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Chiluba’s spirit is haunting Fred, Mutembo, Nchima and the entire cartel

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Dear Editor

WHEN a man loses power, it is like a death sentence.

They hounded and dehumanise­d FJT and sent him as a broken man to his grave: feeling the same Mutembo?

It’s not surprising that this coincides with M’membe’s attempt to hoodwink the JCC into firing Judge Nkonde.

With the DBZ matter in the pipeline (a case that will have significan­t economic impact) the Mutembo, Nchima, Fred and the cartel are trying to clutch at straws to save their fall.

This will not work, you are paying for your sins, and Chiluba’s spirit haunts you and Fred, Mutembo. Are you going to fight ECL until 2026?

I hope you will have enough evidence to prove that. Otherwise it will be task force part 2: 10 years, $100m and no conviction….

After almost 10 years of persecutio­n, the matter didn’t yield a conviction- HISTORY WILL REMEMBER THAT CHILUBA

WAS ACQUITTED, NOT SO?

If he was a crook or thief, why wasn’t he arrested and convicted despite all that time and resources available?

Mutembo, M’membe and the rest of the ruthless prosecutor­s accused a man all the way to his grave and his spirit cries to them for the wrong they did.

Look at what has happened to M’membe, after building an empire since 1991, it all came to dust; Mutembo was a respected legal man who is now trying to save his career. Abena Chipata batila: “CHOIPA CHISATA MWINE!!!

He is not quiet. As a matter of fact he responded to the JCC that he cannot take any action because Judge Nkonde obtained a stay which was subsequent­ly served to the president.

What is surprising about Fred M’membe’s accusation­s of misconduct is that he presented the same evidence as that of the case Judge Nkonde is presiding over in the High Court.

It is wrong for a Judge to answer matters that are ongoing in his court to another forum, the best route for Fred is to appeal to a higher court if not satisfied with the judgement ie Supreme Court; Not cite the Judge for misconduct.

The JCC is not a court that presides over cases!! Just like the leaked document where the JCC challenged the Constituti­onal Court interpreta­tion of the petition’s 14 days- it’s not in order. The JCC is not a court but a disciplina­ry committee for Judges. Secondly, the compositio­n of the JCC has come into the spotlight.

They have lawyers on the JCC which is being questioned. Some senior lawyers have instead proposed the JCC to be composed of retired Judges.

Makes sense as experience­d Judges CAN discipline sitting Judges as opposed to lawyers who can easily be influenced from outside as the M’membe case seems to showing!

DARIUS KANEMBO

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