LAWYER Sakwiba Sikota has disclosed that Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Gilbert Phiri has raised another preliminary issue seeking to have video evidence showing a police raid and shoot-out at Makebi Zulu’s residence removed from the court record. Sikota, who is representing Brian Mundubile and 17 others in their constitutional bail application, said the State wanted certain paragraphs of the applicants’ affidavit in reply struck out, including evidence contained on a flash disk. He claimed that the State appeared uncomfortable with the video, which he said showed what happened when security officers raided Zulu’s residence. However, the State has argued that the applicants introduced new issues in their affidavit in reply, which it had not been given an opportunity to...




