Former Movement for Democratic Change spokesman Obert Gutu, who left the party over the way Nelson Chamisa had hijacked the party leadership last year, today said any decent lawyer will simply lodge an appeal against a court ruling when he or she does not agree with a ruling. Commenting on the reaction by the MDC.
THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is keen on establishing why High Court judge Edith Mushore (pictured) has not been reporting for duty for weeks on end, amid concerns over the safety and health of the experienced judicial officer, The NewsHawks has learnt.
Malaba case in new twist
BY MIRIAM MANGWAYA/DESMOND CHINGARANDE
ZIMBABWE Human Rights NGO Forum executive director Musa Kika yesterday snubbed a Constitutional Court hearing which sought to reverse a High Court order dismissing the extension of Chief Justice Luke Malaba’s term of office.
Kika said he fears that the conflicted judges will not deliver a fair verdict.
Three High Court judges, justices Happias Zhou, Edith Mushore and Jesta Charehwa ruled in May that Malaba ceased being a Chief Justice when he reached the retirement age of 70.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa extended the top judge’s term using controversial constitutional amendments that raised the retirement age for judges to 75.