Prison Service Care and Counselling Association (PRISCCA) has called on the immigration department to consider expediting the process of screening of apprehended immigrants.
Godfrey Malembeka, PRISCCA; Executive Director says news of immigrants being arrested is always received with caution as the organisation realises that some innocent people are victims of such operations hence the need to quickly screen them.
“While PRISCCA is not against any special operation by any security wing, we would like immigration to speed up the process of screening of the apprehended immigrants.
“We receive news of such arrests with caution as we realise some people are only victims in such operations.
“Many innocent people have suffered during such operations. We therefore call on immigration to speed up the screening process so that those who are free to stay in Zambia can continue enjoying their rights.”
Mr. Malambeka was commenting on the over 100 immigrants were recently apprehended in a joint operation led by the Immigration Department.
Give them amnesty, after all Zambians love foreigners!
an immigrant cant be innocent
You must be ignorant. Stop marking around with your mother’s computer and go and do your homework. Weshilu we
In my book immigrants can bring prosperity to Zambia, those that are willing to mix with Zambians and treat Zambians as their brothers and sisters such as our brother and sister refugees from Angola, Rwanda and Burundi, these people are mostly industrious and love and appreciate Zambians. Those that come here like basene, Nigerian drug dealers or some of these racist boers must be deported as they are nothing but conmen, thieves and vagabonds. Yes, let’s respect our fellow Africans even if they are prohibited immigrants let’s see that they are processed in a humane way with respect to their rights and not kept in the cells for up to 2 years without trial, this is sadly the case for many prohibited immigrants, please let’s respect our fellow Africans first.
Zambians MUST be very careful about these new developments. But a STUPID people as we are; Twaingililwa…
These Banyamulenges started entering Zambia through Tunduma, Kasumba-lesa and even Mikambo a long time ago and are in their thousands. They have amassed various weapons in the process yet, we don’t know and don’t care.
Yes we heard and read that there was once an arrest of 25 Somalians at Nakonde last year purporting to be travelling to South Africa. Where are these people and how many have NOT been stopped by our poorly paid, hungry and corrupt Immigration and Police officers?
Only when war breaks out within Zambia, that’s when we shall wake up! Come on ZP, double up your efforts and flush these people out; be it in Church, funerals, Bars, Hotels, Motels, Hostels…
But am getting worried with this Ebola out break from West Africa, hope Zambia is preparing well just in case.