RB warns against prejudicial statements on court cases

President Rupiah Banda on April 28 asked Government Ministers, Members of Parliament and officials of his ruling Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) party to stop commenting on cases which are before the Courts of Law.

President Banda said it was not correct for Government officials and members of the ruling party to continue making prejudicial statements of the ongoing criminal cases. The President said every citizen, including the MMD National Secretary Dr. Katele Kalumba MP, has a right to a free and fair trial, which should be respected by all.

“Let us allow the due process of the law to take its course. We should all refrain from making comments, which may be prejudicial to the ongoing criminal cases before the courts of law,” President Banda said.

Meanwhile, the President said as Head of the MMD, he would recommend to the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) to consider reinstating the recently dissolved Luapula Province Executive Committee.