FORMER lands and natural resources minister Jean Kapata has lamented that the Judiciary is not independent and she will appeal against the ruling of the High Court in the Mukula smuggling case. Former justice minister Given Lubinda and Kapata recently lost a case in which they sued News Diggers Media Limited and the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) for libel in January 2020. High Court Judge Pixie Yangailo ruled that Lubinda and Kapata had failed to prove that their reputations were injured as a result of the articles published by News Diggers and the EIA. And commenting on the judgement, Green Economy Minister Mike Mposha said the High Court judgement was proof that PF officials illegally amassed wealth during their tenure...

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