Wed, 04 Jan 2017 14:53:37 +0000 BY GWENDOLYN MCHENGA A UPND cadre accused of assaulting Lusaka Assistant Police Commissioner Bothwell Namuswa and malicious damage to property during the riot at the Lusaka High and Supreme Court grounds when UPND cadres fought running battles with the Zambia Police officers has again failed to appear in court for his plea. The fracas happened when UPND cadres went to offer solidarity to their leaders Hakainde Hichilema and Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba, which led to the arrest of several UPND cadres after they (cadres) and the police officers were in a battle field. This was after High Court Judge Mwila Chitabo adjourned a case in which the two UPND leaders petitioned the election of President Edgar Lungu after the Constitutional Court dismissed their petition. Maurice Mulenga, 32, a bricklayer of Garden House, who is in the first count charged with malicious damage to property while count two is assault […]
