Thu, 29 Jun 2017 13:28:24 +0000 By OSCAR MALIPENGA ZAMBIA Air Force (ZAF) flight sergeant Mark Choongwa died as a result of trauma and stress following the force used by police officers to get him into the police cells, Parliament heard yesterday. Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo said the statement was in line with the findings of the post-mortem report which attributed the death of Choongwa to trauma and stress. Delivering a ministerial statement on the findings and recommendations of the joint board of inquiry into the death of Choongwa in police custody at Woodlands police station, Mr. Kampyongo said some police officers at the station used force to get Choongwa into the police cells which appeared to have been excessive according to one of the witness who was in the same police cells at the time. “The trauma he suffered on his back and the stress of being in police custody triggered the chain […]
