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The Lusaka High Court has removed from the record information pertaining to Cabinet meetings submitted as part of the evidence in the case in which politician Newton Ng’uni is seeking judicial review over the transfer of presidential instruments of powers to Dr Guy Scott.
Mr Ngúni together with Defence and Justice Minister Edgar Lungu had submitted to the court information directly referring to Cabinet meetings as part of their evidence.
In her ruling delivered in chambers this morning, Judge Getrude Chawatama upheld the request made by Attorney General Musa Mwenye to expunge from the court records information submitted by Mr Ng’uni and Mr Lungu directly related to a Cabinet meeting.
Mr Mwenye has told Journalists following court proceedings held in Chambers that Judge Chawatama agreed to remove the information on the basis of the State Security Act particularly section 5.
He explains that certain paragraphs and references to the Cabinet meeting offend the State Security Act and that such disclosures are not acceptable under the laws and constitute a criminal offence.
Yesterday, Judge Chawatama removed Acting President Guy Scott and Defence and Justice Minister Edgar Lungu from the same proceedings.
Following President Michael Sata’s death on 28th October, 2014, Mr Lungu who was left with the instruments of power as acting President surrendered the instruments to Dr Scott.
Mr. Ng’uni sued Dr Scott, Mr. Lungu and Mr. Mwenye seeking a reversal of the transfer of presidential instruments of power.