THE Attorney General has argued that the Constitutional Court did not violate any Articles of the Constitution by not allowing Lusaka resident Joseph Busenga to discontinue a matter that was before it. This is a matter in which Busenga has petitioned the Lusaka High Court seeking a declaration that his rights to freedom of conscience were violated when the Constitutional Court against his will, forced him to litigate a matter where he was seeking an interpretation regarding President Edgar Lungu’s eligibility. According to the answer filed, the Attorney General stated that the Constitutional Court did not compel Busenga to continue prosecuting the action against his will but merely exercised its discretion under Order X Rule 3 of the Constitutional Court...

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