ALL wrongs are wrong and they must be prosecuted regardless of who is involved, says Chief Justice Mumba Malila. And the Chief Justice says it is unfair that crimes committed by high profile individuals take so long to conclude in court while trials involving ordinary citizens last less than six months. Meanwhile, Chief Justice Malila says the argument that the corruption fight is concentrated on crimes committed in the previous regime is self-defeating because it does not go further to show that present corruption, will not be prosecuted in the future. Speaking yesterday at the inaugural national annual prosecutors’ conference in Livingstone, Chief Justice Malila dismissed the narrative that certain individuals were being targetted for victimisation on discriminatory grounds, saying...

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