HAKAINDE HICHILEMA AND FIVE OTHERS SUE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
The opposition United Party for National Development President Hakainde Hichilema and five others have sued the Attorney General for damages for Malicious Prosecution, unlawful detention, false imprisonment, torture and other claims arising from their arrest for treason and other trumped up charges in April 2017.
ln a detailed writ of summons and statement of claim filed into the High Court Principle Registry in Lusaka on 7th May 2021, the opposition leader and his compatriots seek compensation for pain, suffering and other harm suffered by them at the hands of the State during their ordeal.
They further alledge that their arrest, detention and subsequent prosecution was without justifiable cause and that it was Malicious.
The Attorney General has got 14 days in which to respond to the claim.
