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The State has agreed to pay the 32 senior police officers who were last year dismissed from service by President Hakainde Hichilema, their terminal benefits.
In a consent judgement signed by the Constitutional Court on Tuesday, the State agreed to retain the officers on the payroll pending the payment of their terminal benefits.
The State would also pay the 32 their withheld salary arrears with interest at six percent from the date of filing of the consent judgement at the average lending rate as determined by Bank of Zambia.
Mweemba Ngulube and 31 others will also be paid cost of and incidental to the action to be agreed upon by the parties or taxed in default of agreement.
On September 28, 2022 ,President Hichilema in accordance with the terms and conditions of service for the public service number 35 (C) dismissed the 32 .
Among those affected officers were commissioners and Detective Chief inspectors.
The officers on December 30, 2022,after not receiving their salary, decided to petition the Attorney General seeking an order of the court that they be paid their withheld salaries and terminal benefits.
They told the Court that they stopped working on October 6, 2022 with their employments terminated effective September 28,2022.
The petitioners stated that decision of the State to remove them off the payroll without paying the them terminal benefits was unconstitutional and contrary to the provisions of article 189 (1) ( 2 ) of the constitution of Zambia.
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