By NATION REPORTERBOWMAN Lusambo has reported the UPND government to the European Union (EU) over the continued political harassment of opposition leaders, most of whom have been victims of police arrests and detentions and the shrinking democratic space the country is experiencing.Mr Lusambo in the letter to EU Ambassador to Zambia Jacek Jankowski said most of his colleagues in the opposition, particulars those from the Patriotic Front (PF) had been harassed, arrested, tortured and detained.Mr Lusambo has accused the UPND government and President Hakainde Hichilema of detaning citizens unlawfully and for long periods in police stations, which were often located far away from their families.He warned that if left unchecked, President Hichilema had all the ingredients to transform into a full blown authoritarian ruler who would take away all the democratic gains Zambia had recorded since 1991after the country reverted to multiparty democracy.He said the recent arrest of PF president Chishimba Kambwili for alleged unlawful […]
Lusambo reports UPND to EU
