CHOMBA MUSIKA
Lusaka
LUSAKA High Court has ordered that jailed former Minister of Defence Geoffrey Mwamba (GBM) be immediately subjected to a medical assessment by an independent medical board at a government health facility.
Judge Mathew Zulu ruled that the said medical board shall, within 14 days, render a report advising the court on the assessment’s outcome.
Afterwards, the court shall state whether Mr Mwamba’s ailments are beyond the locally available medical expertise.
“My final determination of this matter shall be subject to the production of the [medical] report” Judge Zulu said.
This is in a case Mr Mwamba, who is serving a five-year jail term for corruption-related allegations, sued the State for allegedly refusing to allow him to seek medical attention abroad.
In the petition, he sought a five reliefs, the first being a declaration that his imprisonment does not take away his right to any form of medical treatment or services…https://enews.daily-mail.co.zm/welcome/home
