Former President Banda’s Immunity Removed to Clear Way for Sata’s Successor,...
28 March 2013 – Following the disputed removal of immunity of the former President of Zambia Rupiah Banda and his arrest on trumped up charges, his international lawyer Robert Amsterdam says that the...
View ArticleBreakdown in Rule of Law as Zambian Authorities Illegally Prevent former...
9 April 2013 – Despite a court order releasing former President Rupiah Banda’s passport and official notification to immigration authorities approving his travel to Kenya for the inauguration, today...
View ArticlePF’s Excuse for Blocking Banda’s Travel is Contemptible, Says Amsterdam
Following the Zambian government’s blatant violation of the law earlier today when immigration authorities illegally prevented former President Rupiah Banda from traveling to Kenya despite a court...
View ArticleZambia’s Pursuit of Henry Banda Proven False by Interpol Case Dismissal, Says...
10 May 2013 – The recent decision by Interpol to halt the case against Henry Banda, the son of the former President Rupiah Banda, stands as an indication of the politically motivated and groundless...
View ArticleEmbassies Are Wrong to Congratulate the PF’s One-Party State Subsidy
Open Letter to His Excellency Akio Egawa, Ambassador of Japan to Zambia, His Excellency Mark Storella, Ambassador of the United States to Zambia, and His Excellency James Thornton, High Commissioner of...
View ArticleInternational Community Must Act to Prevent Collapse of Rule of Law in...
10 June 2013 – Zambia is approaching a dangerous state of lawlessness following recent actions by the Patriotic Front-led government to defy court orders and organize violent militias to attack civil...
View ArticleZambian Government Violates Law by Obstructing Former President Rupiah...
The repeated pattern of illegal interventions by the Patriotic Front (PF) government with regard to the passport of former Zambian President Rupiah Banda speaks volumes about the political persecution...
View ArticleGuy Scott Must Remember PF Is Not Above The Law, says Amsterdam
Zambian Vice President Guy Scott must be reminded that the PF has no right to act above the law and ignore court orders, says international lawyer Robert Amsterdam, as these repeated violations of the...
View ArticleWitness Contradicts Zambia’s Accusations against Former President Banda, says...
Recent witness testimony from the trial against former President of Zambia Rupiah Banda demonstrates the political motivations driving the case and unlawful conduct on behalf of the government, says...
View ArticlePresidents Shouldn’t Sue Journalists – Amsterdam
Responding to a decision by the Lusaka High Court to allow a defamation suit brought by His Excellency President Michael Sata to proceed, as well as the personal appearance of the head of state in a...
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