Zambia’s Judicial Commission adjudicates suspension of Constitutional Court Judges

Zambia’s Judicial Complaint Commission will meet today to hear the suspension of three Constitutional Court Judges by President Hakainde Hichilema. The president suspended them on September 23 for reasons yet to be officially clarified. But the Lusaka Times reports over the weekend that such suspensions are usually linked to accusations of misconduct by a judge. However, the Lusaka High Court blocked the suspension over the weekend pending today’s hearings. Zambia will hold presidential elections in 2026, and critics say the suspension is meant to influence them since the suspended judges were involved in key rulings that favored former President Edgar Lungu. Zambian Information Minister Cornelius Mweetwa tells VOA’s James Butty, President Hichilema complied with the law