Wed, 12 Sep 2012 21:32:36 +0000 A very certain blood bath was averted at the weekend. Had the UPND officials insisted on holding the rally as legally allowed by court of law mayhem and possible loss of life would have occurred, because the Police, like party cadres were determined to make a point. That the Police failed to act when confronted by machete wielding and knobkerrie carrying cadres is testimony to the connivance for wrong doing, which will deepen further questions about governance in this country and more importantly the impartiality of the police. It was one thing for the Police to disregard a ruling by the High court allowing the UPND to hold a rally, but another to allow hordes of cadres carrying offensive weapons to march in Cairo Road on their way to the rally site, obviously ready to do battle. At the very least the UPND members had notified the Police about […]
