The law Electoral Act of 2006 Section 22 (b) states "any person who is convicted of any corrupt practice or illegal practice or who is reported guilty of any corrupt practice or illegal practice by the High Court upon the trial of an election petition under this Act shall not be qualified for election as a member of the National Assembly for a period of five years from the date of the conviction or of the report, as the case may be". TIZ, argues, "he Act stipulates that seats nullified on account of corruption warrant that a particular candidate of parliamentarian ought to be disqualified from further standing for a period of five years" [lusakatimes/2013/07/30/tiz-petitions-eczs-failure-to-apply-section-22-of-the-electoral-act/]. And I argue, nullification of an election can not be deemed that one is guilty, as the the Anti-Corruption Commission has not investigated and prosecuted the said corrupt practices (as provided in section 3(5) of the aforementioned Act) leading to nullification committed in accordance with the Anti-Corruption Act.
Posted on: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 20:03:09 +0000
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