Three MDC Alliance legislators who are challenging their recall from Parliament have applied to have High Court judge Justice Pisirai Kwenda removed from hearing their case.<\/p>\n
The trio argued through their lawyer Tendai Biti that Justice Kwenda has already ruled against 14 other MPs who made a similar application in August.<\/p>\n
Biti said equal protection and benefit of the law and due process required that another judge who had not pronounced judgment on the same issue, be allocated the case.<\/p>\n
The trio, Lilian Timveos, Prosper Mutseyami and Thabita Khumalo were recalled from Parliament by the MDC-T led by Thokozani Khupe for allegiance to MDC-Alliance which is led by Nelson Chamisa.<\/p>\n
The three are among more than a dozen more legislators and councillors that have so far been recalled by the reinstated MDC-T leadership.<\/p>\n
Some observers view the recallings as a direct jab at the will of the people who voted for those individuals who are being recalled.<\/p>\n
MDC-T leadership argues that it is allowed by local laws to recall members who would have ceased to belong to the party \u2013 they belonged to at the election.<\/p>\n
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