Fri, 18 Nov 2016 13:36:53 +0000 POPULAR musician and community leader Michael Chanda has been returned to Kamwala Remand Prison after being held for more than 10 days at Kabwata police station, supporters have confirmed. Mr Chanda was first arrested on 23rd June along with 18 of his fellow Rastafarians as they prepared for a concert celebrating the birth of the late Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie. The raid by heavily armed Drug Enforcement Commission officers took place on the Ng’ombe farm owned by Mr Chanda, who is also the leader of renowned reggae band Them I-N-I. The Rastafarians were held in remand for more than four months and their case postponed 13 times as witnesses and lawyers failed to show up in court. Finally on 4 November the Director of Public Prosecutions issued instructions to DEC to enter a nolle prosequi and drop the charges. For unknown reasons, DEC rearrested Mr Chanda as he was […]
