16 March 2013 – Following the passage of a motion in Zambia’s National Assembly to remove the immunity of the former President Rupiah Banda, his international lawyer Robert Amsterdam describes the ruling party’s move as a “farce” that fails to pass the litmus test of legitimacy. “We are disappointed but not surprised by today’s events,” [...]
Following misleading statements by made by Zambia’s Minister of Justice Wynter Kabimba in the Post newspaper claiming that the government had been cleared of rights violations by a Commonwealth inquiry, lawyer for the Coalition for the Defence of Democratic Rights (CDDR) Robert Amsterdam issued the following statement: It is wrong for Mr. Kabimba to so [...]
Recent calls by members of the ruling Patriotic Front government of Zambia and its cohorts to remove immunity of the former president are politically motivated and an example of selective justice, according to international lawyer Robert Amsterdam. Mr. Amsterdam, who serves as international counsel to His Excellency Former President Rupiah Banda, issued the following statement [...]
This evening Robert Amsterdam spoke with Crossfire Blog Radio on the situation of Henry Banda, political persecution by the government of Zambia, and taking questions from callers. Listen to internet radio with CrossFire Blog Radio on Blog Talk Radio