By ADRIAN MWANZASTOP using institutions like The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to persecute former heads of state because this trend is detrimental and tarnishes the image of the nation, former Transport and Communications Minister Brian Mushimba has said.Dr Mushimba in an interview said that some politicians were using institutions to fight their battles and in the process ended up tarnishing their opponent’s image both nationally and internationally.He said that a case in point was fourth Republican President Rupiah Banda who was persecuted and even had his immunity removed but it was later discovered that the persecutions did not lead to anything at all.“It is unfortunate that people like Kenneth Kaunda and even the late Mr Banda had to through a lot of persecution but in the long run it was discovered that they were innocent,” he said.He urged politicians to desist from this trend because this is what they usually did to destroy their political enemies […]
Stop persecuting former presidents – Mushimba
