A court in Burkina Faso finds two mining executives guilty of involuntary manslaughter following the death of eight miners in April at a flooded zinc mine. The miners were trapped after flood waters engulfed the mine after unexpected torrential rains.
Ms Siyunyi says she has had to escape from her home three times following threatsZambia’s chief state prosecutor says her life is in danger after the government withdrew all her security.
She has refused to appear before the JCC arguing that her constitutional oath of secrecy first needed to be lifted by President Hakainde Hichilema before she could appear before the body. Ms Siyunyi added that if she responded to any of the charges against her before the lifting of her oath of secrecy, she would be breaking the constitution and committing a crime.
“I am not at all saying that I am above the law but that there must be total compliance with the provisions of the constitution of Zambia which we all must uphold if we are to uphold the rule of law and protect human rights for all,” she said.
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