Nullification of my seat is an embarrassing ruling for High Court – Malanji

FORMER Foreign Affairs Minister Joseph Malanji whose parliamentary seat was nullified on Friday by the Lusaka High Court says the ruling in the petition case is embarrassing. And Malanji who was re-elected Kwacha member of parliament in August 2021 says government should be careful in the way it handles corruption cases. Speaking on Muvi TV, Friday, Malanji said it was unfortunate that the High Court erred in its judgement. “It is a very unfortunate development. The only consolation is that it is a temporary setback because we are appealing to the ConCourt, because the court erred in its ruling. Our grounds of appeal are very straightforward, we went to court on the basis of the allegation of fraudulent election where…...