Tue, 21 Mar 2017 12:35:30 +0000 …reports indicate he was assaulted by seven police officers By Kalobwe Bwalya, Sandra Machima and Bennie Mundando INFORMATION has emerged that seven police officers from Woodlands police station are behind the death of Zambia Air Force officer Mark Nchimunya Choongwa who was initially alleged to have been beaten by suspects in the cells. And the body of the officer has been transferred by defence personnel from the University Teaching Hospital mortuary to Maina Soko Military Hospital for possible postmortem today, after initial resistance by the police. Flight Sergeant Choongwa was detained at the police station on Friday night after a minor road accident in which he allegedly reversed into one of the police officer’s car while reversing in Nyumba Yanga area. The police officer then allegedly mobilized re-enforcement from his colleagues at Woodlands police station to arrest Sergeant Choongwa and the passengers in his car. Sergeant Choongwa […]
