Supreme Court to hear Chizuma interdiction appeal case Monday
The Supreme Court of Appeal has set Monday next week as the day it will hear the state appeal application on graft busting body, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director Martha Chizuma’s interdiction.
The State on Thursday appealed a ruling by Justice Mike Tembo that dismissed its Application on the injunction obtained by Malawi Law Society.
They want MLS’ injunction overturned so that Chizuma should remain interdicted.
Justice of Appeal John Katsala has been appointed to handle the case and he has since directed that all parties should appear before him next week Monday for the hearing.
Registrar for the High Court and Supreme Court of Appeal, Kondwani Banda says, “The case has been assigned to the Honourable Justice of Appeal John Katsala, SC.”
Two private practice lawyers, George Jivason Kadzipatike and Chancy Gondwe are representing government on the matter, for free.
Really, does anyone in his right mind believe that you can still receive a fair, speedy and non-corrupt hearing by the Supreme Court of Appeal of Malawi? (Just look at the case of Alliance One Tobacco – running for 12 years not being concluded). One cannot help but wonder who gets paid not to hear matters while poor Malawians are suffering on a daily basis and the judges live lavish lifestyles funded by their corrupt donors.
As Kamuzu Chibambo corretly stated in the same edition (albeit it indirectly as he has no option to do otherwise) they are not fighting corruption but rather aiding and abetting it. What has happened to the judges implicated in the Sattar report? Nothing and nothing will happen to them in this crimincal state of ours.