10/08/2025
WHEN JUSTICE TAKES A TEA BREAK
The Drug Enforcement Commission says Honourable Tasila Lungu’s court case will continue after her mourning period for her late father, former President Edgar Lungu.
Out of respect, proceedings were put on pause. Fair enough—we are a people who honour the dead. But some Zambians are asking: does justice have an official mourning calendar… or does it depend on who you are?
Tasila was arrested, charged, and released on bond before she travelled abroad. The DEC says they’ll resume the case once she returns. The question is—when is that exactly? Next month? Next year? After the 2026 elections?
The DEC insists all suspects are treated equally, no matter their political or social status. The statement sounds good, but history has taught us that some files move quickly… while others wait quietly in a drawer.
So, what do you think—
Is this a fair pause for compassion?
Or another example of how the law moves faster for some and slower for others?
