Wed, 08 Nov 2017 12:37:42 +0000 By Chintu Malambo A TANZANIAN national has sued the State on allegations that he was falsely imprisoned for 54 days after being arrested as he was walking out of Lusaka Correctional prison and has demanded exemplary damages for false imprisonment. Jaffrey Abdul indicated in a statement of claim filed in the High Court that he was a businessman who frequently conducted business in Zambia. Mr Abdul claimed that on July 31, 2017 while he was walking out of Lusaka Correctional prison, State agents (police officers arrested and took him to Ridgeway police post without reason. “I am suing by virtue of section 12 of the State Proceedings Act Cap 71 of the Laws of Zambia for the unlawful actions of the Attorney General, the Zambia Police Service officers who arrested and detained me without justifiable cause. “On July 31, 2017 while I was walking out of Lusaka Correctional Prison […]
