By CHARLES MUSONDARENOWNED lawyer, Chifumu Banda SC has cautioned the Zambia Police, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) against targeting only opposition political party leaders who are either critical of the UPND administration or threats to their political survival. Mr Banda said in an interview that a perception had been created that there is an invisible hand behind the arrests, detentions and in many cases the corruption investigations.Mr. Banda said majority Zambians were equally concerned that of all the investigations, arrests and detentions, none of them had resulted in a conviction because the cases were more of political persecution than the real fight against corruption.He cited the recent case of Economic Equity Party (EEP) president Chilufya Tayali, who had his house raided and teargassed by the police before he was arrested and taken to Chilanga where he was allegedly tortured.Mr Banda stated that citizens did not lose their human rights when they […]
SELECTIVE PROSECUTION IRKS CHIFUMU BANDA
