By NATION REPORTEROPPOSITION political party leaders have been intimidated into silence and are scared of getting arrested if they speak out against Government, New Revolution Party (NRP) president, Cosmo Mumba has said.Dr Mumba said most opposition leaders including himself were afraid to speak out because of the brutality of the police and other law enforcement agencies.[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”4,5,6″ ihc_mb_template=”2″ ]He said it was unfortunate that the democratic space was shrinking due to the brutal manner the United Party for National Development (UPND) was treating its political opponents. “Most of us are scared to talk because if we do, the result will be an abduction as we have seen from our colleagues that have been maliciously detained without following procedure,” he said.Dr Mumba appealed to Government to restore the rule of law because there were many scary things going on.He warned that the country would degenerate into chaos if nothing was done to deffuse the escalating […]
Opposition afraid to speak out – Cosmo Mumba
