FORMER president Edgar Lungu has petitioned the state in the Lusaka High Court seeking a declaration that government’s position that he ought to seek permission from it before he can travel is illegal and not supported by the law. A few days ago, Lungu gave the state a two-day ultimatum to make amends for its refusal to allow him to travel to South Korea, failure to which he would commence a court proceeding against it. Last Sunday, Lungu sought leave of the Lusaka High Court to commence judicial review proceedings against the state’s decision to stop him from traveling but he withdrew the case on Monday the next day on grounds that the court had set September 25 for the...