WE do not agree with the manner in which Kasenengwa Member of Parliament Phillimon Twasa was treated while holding a public meeting in his constituency last Thursday.The police stormed and stopped a meeting by Mr Twasa on grounds that he did not get a police permit.They came in full riot gear and stopped the meeting much to the dismay of the people who were being addressed by Mr Twasa as he was whisked away by the police.We find it ironic that at a time when the country is supposed to be moving forward in enhancing democracy, the Zambia Police Service appears to think otherwise.It won’t allow opposition parties to hold meetings – open or indoor – unless they have the coveted “police permit” to do so.Yet in reality, this goes against the very democratic tenets that the new dawn administration has been espousing to allow for all political entities to operate and organise freely.In their […]
POLICE ‘MISCHIEF’
