Opposition United Liberal Party (ULP) President Sakwiba Sikota has said with the continued abuses of human rights by the Police, the Attorney General should move in to guide the Police.He said by watching the Police continue infringing on people’s rights, the Attorney General is throwing away his legacy of being a human rights lawyer.
Mr.Sikota charged that International Criminal Court (ICC) summons awaits many people in Zambia in view of the alleged abuse of people’s rights using the Public Order Act.
Mr. Sikota said he is amazed by the admission by Deputy Inspector General of Police Solomon Jere that he directed the Police Command in Eastern Province to stop the UPND from holding any meetings in areas where there are pending court cases in relation to by-elections out of respect for the judicial process.
Mr. Sikota said Dr. Jere has clearly shown that he does not respect the country’s constitution which provides for freedoms of expression and assembly.
He said there is no Law in Zambia which states that rallies can only be held during elections, adding that if there was going to be an act of contempt of court by the UPND holding its rallies in areas where by-elections are pending, the ruling Patriotic Front lawyers would apply for contempt proceedings to be instituted.
The 2013 U.S. Human Rights Report on Zambia observed serious human rights problems. These included arbitrary arrest; extrajudicial killings; prolonged pretrial detention; arbitrary interference with privacy; restrictions on freedoms of speech, assembly, and the press; government corruption; violence and discrimination against women; child abuse; trafficking in persons; discrimination against persons with disabilities and members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community; restrictions on labor rights; forced labor; and child labor.
Absolutely true Sikota Sakwiba. Many are them from PF, will be charged accordingly.
PF is the worst government that has ever been in power in the history of democratic politics. To hell with Zambian PF unprofessional police.
Keep it up Bo Sakwiba.
There are laws in this country that must be followed to the latter ,not because its upnd idiots who are breaking them ,then everyone should sympathise,saki is a failed lawyer and only mad people can believe his nonsense .Libongani must keep the law not bend because some idiots who overrate themselves are being prevented from braking the law.bravo libongani
I once respected the office of our AG but i have slowly lost faith in its activities!
The AG knows where his bread is buttered. He doesn’t want what RB did to him to happen again.
Sakwiba you are spot on.
Law & Oder should be maintained at all costs -KWASILA,KWAMANA,KUFELILE,CHAPWA.
Malila is useless under Sata and I under why RB didn’t renew his contract. Some decisions RB took can only be appreciated now
Does America really is the best to teach or tell Zambia are abuse of human rights? America is the perpetrator of abuse of human right. UPND thinks they are above the law . During MMD POA was used extensively and where was UPND? They never complained cause UPND wanted Sata not to win by all means. Secondly hodolf Hiltler the architect of anarchy propaganda, hater. Informed his inner circle that he will make sure PF fail to rule by all means therefore it’s not a surprise to see his anarchy that is deep rooted in slottering cows thinks even human being he can champion hate and blood shed. HH will stop at nothing even if blood was to be shedded he will enjoy. Hiltler of Zambia is championing the worst form of political move that will shed blood if not advised and monitored.Hate create…