Matero, Kamfinsa UPND losing candidates challenge Court’s decision to uphold Miles, Kang’ombe’s election

UPND losing candidates for Matero and Kamfinsa constituencies have challenged the High Court’s decision to uphold the election of PF’s Miles Sampa and Christopher Kang’ombe, respectively. According to a memorandum of appeal filed in the Constitutional Court, Matero UPND losing candidate Tom Michelo has argued that the court erred in both law and fact when it dismissed the petition despite providing evidence which linked Sampa to electoral offences and misconduct. Michelo also stated that the judge erred both in law and in fact when he decided on one hand to reject or disregard the evidence showing a series of violent attacks carried out by PF cadres acting with the knowledge and consent of Sampa on UPND supporters and held that…...