Thu, 31 Aug 2017 09:35:45 +0000 By Simon Muntemba I WAS picked up at my home where I was beaten like a snake, kicked, punched and elbowed all over the body by the police officers, Patriotic Front (PF) Lusaka district secretary, Simon Mapulanga has lamented. And Zambia Police Service spokesperson, Esther Katongo who confirmed the development said that the police used minimum force on Mr. Mapulanga because he was resisting arrest. Mr. Mapulanga, 44, of Lusaka’s Matero Township, house number 183/39 told the Daily Nation yesterday that he was brutally beaten by the police to an extent that he fainted. He explained that he was picked up in connection with the land wrangle concerning his plot that he had occupied for over 10 years. “A woman from the Democratic Republic of Congo was recently sold part of my plot I have occupied since 2006 by some unknown people. “Surprisingly, on Monday 28th August, 2017, the […]
