Application that Zim’s former CJ be found in contempt of court
The decision by Zimbabwe’s former Chief Justice, Luke Malaba, to return to work despite a high court declaratory order that his tenure of office ended when he turned 70, has been challenged in court with an application that the former CJ be found in contempt of court, fined and imprisoned, for acting in a way that precipitated a ‘constitutional crisis’.
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Zimbabwe human rights lawyer, Musa Kika, has launched an urgent high court application for the former Chief Justice, Luke Malaba, to be found in contempt of court. This follows Judge Malaba’s return to work despite a court finding that he could not legally continue in office after turning 70.