By MUKWIMA CHILALASTATE House has no hand in the arrest of people who were in the previous Government, Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations, Anthony Bwalya has said.Speaking at a press briefing in Lusaka yesterday, Mr Bwalya said the allegations, suggesting that State House orchestrated the recent arrests of former senior Government officials in the PF regime were false.He said President Hakainde Hichilema had made it clear that law enforcement agencies would operate independently and without interference from the government.Mr Bwalya said the new dawn administration had since allowed the law enforcement agencies to carry out their duties professionally. “Those assertions are falsehoods, State House has no hand in the arrest,” Mr Bwalya.He however said Government would support the law enforcement agencies to fulfil their constitutional obligations.Meanwhile, Mr Bwalya said that the 2022 national budget would not add to the accumulation of the debt which Zambia was grappling with.He described the […]
State House not behind arrest, says Anthony Bwalya
