Sat, 20 May 2017 10:00:27 +0000 By BENNIE MUNDANDO & CHINTU MALAMBO THE European parliament has clarified that it has never demanded for the release of UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema but instead has called for fairness, diligence, and transparency in the application of the law in the justice process. And Kasama Central Member of Parliament Kelvin Sampa says it was impossible for Zambians to believe that the EU could be so gullible as to easily fall for falsehoods being fed to it by enemies of the country. According to the European Parliament joint motion, the EU had not called for the release of Mr. Hichilema but encouraged all relevant political stakeholders to make use of constitutional and legal remedies, in line with interna-tional norms and standards, for the resolution of any dispute or differences related to the election re-sults, and to do their utmost to safeguard peace and security. The European Parliament has however called […]
