Wed, 04 Oct 2017 10:57:21 +0000 … security wings, Forestry Dept accused of illegal confiscation of timber By Bennie Mundando DETAILS have emerged on how security wings and the Forestry Department continued to indiscriminately confiscate legally harvested timber using the ban as an excuse even after the timber association wrote to them seeking clarity over their actions. On June 9, 2017 Zambia National Association of Sawmillers (ZNAS) president William Bwalya wrote a letter to the Zambia Army commander to complain over the illegal confiscation of timber by the defence force wing. Mr. Bwalya complained that the operations of the soldiers where they indiscriminately confiscated timber regardless of whether one had a concession licence or not was not only illegal but had suffocated the sector and appealed to the command to intervene. “The members and others issued with licences are not operating because the military are impounding motor vehicles carrying any timber regardless of having valid […]
