Just when you thought that the Patriotic Front government of President Michael Sata couldn’t be worse, his Vice President Guy Scott went out there and proved that yes, it can be worse. Scott’s now infamous interview with the Guardian in which he spewed hate speech toward the South African people will go down as one [...]
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 [...]
The following article was originally published in Zambian Watchdog. In every successful democracy, the role of a vibrant, independent media is crucially important, providing checks and balances, ensuring accountability of elected officials, and delivering a service to the public as the fourth estate. Society extends an enormous level of trust toward the owners, editors, and [...]
This letter from the offices of the Inspector-General of the Zambian Police completely refutes a bogus news story run in the pro-government Post Newspaper, owned and operated by the businessman Fred M’Membe. Mr. M’membe is a close ally of President Michael Sata, who has sought the removal of three judges who had ordered Mr. M’membe [...]
In many respects, the Zambian government’s media campaign against Henry Banda plays a key role in their strategy to go after political opponents. By repeatedly publishing salacious and libelous allegations against Henry – despite a total absence of actual charges, trials, or convictions – they can tarnish his reputation and eliminate his constitutional right to [...]
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
LONDON, 3 April 2012 – Following media reports on the Zambian government’s failure to lay charges in support of requests for the arrest of Henry Banda, son of former Zambian President Rupiah Banda, their legal counsel have dismissed the arrest requests as unfounded and politically motivated. “These unspecified allegations against Henry Banda are politically driven [...]
JOHANNESBURG, 22 March 2012 – Following the de-registration of the country’s largest opposition party, the Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD), the former president of Zambia, Rupiah Banda and his son Henry Banda have appointed an international legal team to represent them. London-based international law firm Amsterdam & Peroff LLP and Brian Kahn Inc of Johannesburg, [...]