LUMEZI Independent member of parliament Munir Zulu has applied for leave in the Lusaka High Court to commence judicial review proceedings against his 30-day suspension from Parliament for using obscene language. According to an application for judicial review between The People Vs Attorney General, ex parte Munir Zulu, the Lumezi MP is seeking to challenge the Speaker’s decision to suspend him for 30 days for the alleged use of obscene and insulting language in the House. Meanwhile, the Constitutional Court has upheld the decision of the High Court and declared Zulu as the duly elected member of parliament for Lumezi constituency in Eastern Province. Earlier this month, Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti suspended Zulu for 30 days for...

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