Thu, 13 Apr 2017 08:15:52 +0000 By Sandra Machima THE Human Rights Commission investigations on the death of ZAF flight sergeant Mark Choongwa have revealed that the officer might have been killed at the instigation of some police officers. HRC chairperson Mudford Mwandenga said that torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment on suspects was absolutely prohibited under the United Nations (UN) Convention. Mr Mwandenga said the commission had recommended administrative action to be taken against the police officers for using excessive force and unlawfully detaining the late Flight Sergeant Choongwa. He said that the officer-in-charge of Woodlands Police Station should give notice of Mark’s death (if it has not already been done) to a Coroner to hold an inquest pursuant to the provisions of the Inquests Act Chapter 36 of the Laws of Zambia. “The holding of an inquest may help to resolve the critical issue of who should be […]
