Dear Editor,THE continued harassment of the Patriotic Front (PF) Party by the United Party for National Development (UPND) government over its sources of funding is hypocritical. It is an assault on the country’s democracy.Zambians must be worried that the new dawn administration is ignoring the concerns recently raised by various stakeholders, including the Church and a consortium of civil society organisations over its undemocratic practices and excesses.The new government has continued using state institutions, especially the police, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) to constrict the breathing space for the opposition.A week ago, the former PF secretary-general, Mr Davies Mwila, was summoned and interrogated by police in Lusaka in connection with some motor vehicles the party used in the campaigns for last year’s general elections.It was the second time Mr Mwila was being quizzed over the PF’s sources of funding, logistics and materials. Shortly after President Hakainde Hichilema had been sworn in police […]
Harassing PF over funding hypocritical, undemocratic – Why’s UPND not being followed as well?
