Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:28:02 +0000 The fabrication about Zambian opposition leaders seeking criminal asylum in South Africa is most unfortunate. This incident is telling about the political atmosphere in the country, a situation which the Catholic Bishops warned about in their pastoral letter. Whoever briefed the President, deliberately misled him into believing that the opposition leaders were seeking criminal asylum in South Africa to escape their ongoing criminal charges before courts of law. This was of course totally untrue. If indeed the President could be misinformed about such a relatively minor matter what other more important issues is he misled about? How many people have suffered as a result of such misinformation? Who ever misinformed the President in this case must be carpeted and disciplined because it does not bode well for the President to make serious public assertions that are false. This takes away the credibility and trust that the people of Zambia […]
