By NATION REPORTERVICE President Mutale Nalumango is offside for defending the torture of the three juveniles by Zambia Army officers for alleged defamation of the President, Patriotic Front (PF) acting president Given Lubinda has said.Mr Lubinda said that Zambia is subscribed to the Commonwealth law which states that an individual cannot be punished without a competent court finding them guilty.He said that it was wrong for the vice president to defend the actions by the Army because it was not their jurisdiction to deal with defamation cases but the police.Mr Lubinda said in as much as what the juveniles did was very wrong, the action against them was equally wrong as the act was uncalled for. It was wrong for the officers to take matters in their own hands.He said citizens needed to be on the lookout because the vice president was allegedly trying to abrogate the law.“The vice president is trying to promote inhumane […]
Veep offside over torture – Lubinda
