INSPECTOR General of Police Francis Kabonde has said the police will not give police bonds to suspects arrested for cases relating to electoral violence.
And Mr Kabonde has instructed Copperbelt Province police chief Martin Malama to ensure that officers carry out foot patrol in all townships, shopping complexes and residential areas to arrest those found engaged in violence.
He said in a statement issued yesterday at the on-going Zambia Police Service and stakeholders’ interactive meeting in Kitwe that suspects would not be released on police bond, but would be taken to court where prosecutors would challenge their bail application.
Mr Kabonde said the police had taken the decision because efforts to persuade people to restrain themselves from acts of violence were not being taken seriously.
The meeting was attended by the opposition Patriotic Front, United Party for National Development and the ruling MMD, among other political parties. He said the police would arrest all those involved in violence regardless of their political affiliations and ensure that law and order was maintained.
Mr Kabonde told provincial police chiefs to encourage members of the conflict management committees to expeditiously deal with conflicts before they degenerated into violence. He asked Dr Malama to summon and caution all illegal traders of sachets of alcohol, popularly known as ‘tujilijili’, who allegedly perpetuated most of the violence.
Mr Kabonde also directed officers-in-charge to summon bar owners and charge those who would not comply with directives. He said the police should recommend for withdrawal or revocation of licences for those who were not respecting directives and further arrest those operating illegally.
[Times of Zambia]
Good move. Keep them jailed till after the elections and results have been announced!
Thank you, now go and arrest William Banda. I just finished watching the Youtube video about the attacks in Chongwe., You are sad story Mr Kabonde. Your friends behaved the same in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya. Where are they today?
Making laws in this manner is ridiculous….police bond can be rejected based on assessment of the policeman, but bail application in a bailable offence is another matter.the Magistrate cannot just wake up and deny bail he might set stiff conditions but even those can be appealed..Kabonde this should have been done behind closed doors you would have informed your offices of the decision and not go public..this is why Membe thinks you are not serious in those public offices you hold..second why only CB, please tell all Officer commanding to reintroduce beat not just during elections but through out, can we get a serious IG for once?
PF Basop! we will cage all of you
Peter Tosh! everyone is crying out for peace non is crying out for justice. William Banda is rooming the street head high. Jusitce must be seen to be done to this criminal.
Please watch this video on youtube. Just type
in:
MUVI TV – Chongwe Residents On Violence
It is sad out there fellas.
Chongwe PF thugs asked for it.Honestly how do you plan to block the presidential motorcade?
Ulishilu nangula buchipumputu
Inspector,i pray that this will apply to all who will be found wanting regardless of which party they are affliated to…e.g MMD!!!! in teh meantime, start by caging the old foreigner, william banda!!!
muziba manga
Way to go IG redeem yourdelf atleast if you have any diginity left.
lets hope alot of pf cadres will be found wanting..hahahaha
Elyo ba shibuka!! Ba sensela ilyo kawa, what an IG!! Epo mpelele!!
these same so called police officers are the ones drinking tujilijili this year nikafwafwa kuipona chabe if the police can’t do their job
Can you please cage that rabid dog called William Banda which is roaming the streets before many people are beaten.
The most incompetent IG Zambia has ever had!!
Kabonde, Kabonde, Kabonde, why coming to Ndola where Dr Malama, is doing great. Address your Commanding Officer in Lusaka, where there is violence, Doc here is doing great, the untouchable Shi Mpundu Pankoloko, was arrested, William Banda, if the Doc was in Lusaka, he would have been in the cop shop. So go and do the job in lusaka, CB is doing fine, the police are suppose to patrol on foot in Lusaka and Chongwe, not here period, we are civilised.
Kabonde is wrong. Police will get a lawsuit for this. Its very unconstitutional. Kabonde does not rule by decree. He is bound by the constitutional. Any Sata is sick.
kapokola
This MORON Kabonde has targeted the PF stronghold, the COPPERBELT.
And please Kabonde resign on MORAL grounds, HOW CAN SAY, “YOU do not TRUST Newspapers when they report on the corrupt UPG election ballot printing company of South Africa?
The British Government has instituted investigations into the relationship that existed between Kaddaffi and the British Intelligence, and the information came from the Newspapers that reported this.
Kabonde, this WHAT A CIVILISED BRITISH Society does, when its government and POLICE gets from the Newspapers/MEDIA about any criminal, corrupt, underhand methods e.t.c involving its society.
Kabonde and RUPIAH Banda should not take the POLICE service as his personal property.