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Police arrest 6 UPND cadres in Choma

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THE Police in Southern Province have arrested six suspected United Party for National Development (UPND) cadres who assaulted Patriotic Front (PF) member Jenna Phiri last Saturday in the central business district of Choma.

Phiri 27, was assaulted by six cadres last Saturday February 13, 2016 in Choma.

Southern Province Police Commissioner Godwin Phiri who confirmed the arrests yesterday said they would appear in court soon.

Mr Phiri said all the arrested cadres were all of Choma and include Marcus Ng’andu 26, Saidi Mwale 24, Kizito Siamani 35, Steve Kalonga 23, Job Munsaka 23 and Jonathan Mwanza 27.

And the Patriotic Front (PF) in Southern Province has strongly condemned last Saturday’s attacks on members of the public that attended the rally that was addressed by Republican President Edgar Lungu in Bweengwa.

PF Member of the Central Committee Syacheye Madyekuku who was speaking during a meeting called by the party’s women wing at the secretariat in Choma yesterday said President Lungu was the Republican President and was free to hold a meeting in any part of the country.

Mr Madyekuku said acts of violence were becoming too much and warned the United Party for National Development (UPND) to desist from attacking its members because the youths in the PF were being restrained from revenging and it was becoming difficult.

“We condemn the action by the UPND and wish to warn the UPND to desist because our youths are watching and we have just been restraining them from fighting back.

“President Lungu was a free citizen and was the Republican President and was free to have a meeting anywhere in the country,” he said. Mr Madyekuku who was part of the people that fought for Multiparty in the country said they fought so hard to bring it and challenged the UPND to fight on ideologies than engaging in acts of violence.

He said following the attacks the PF in Southern Province would now take advantage of opposition habit of fighting by embarking on grassroot mobilisation.

“We shall use this habit by UPND to mobilise the party and score more votes for President Lungu that he wins without a second round,” he said.

Choma PF district chairperson Kebby Mbewe said the party decided to call for the meeting because of the continued harassment of its members by the UPND.

“PF women felt that there freedom was being curtailed by the continued attacks of its members,” he said.

9 COMMENTS

  1. Excellent job,keep it up.Now listen very carefully to these simple order: jerabos who attacked miles at Simon Mwansa kapwepwe airport are in plain view in Kitwe go get them

  2. I hope there is proof to present in court as we have not seen any photos. If not, then this case will backfire badly on the Police.
    In the same spirit of fair justice, how long are the same Police going to arrest the PF cadres who posed a big threat with pangas in Ndola? There is photographic evidence.

  3. Imwe ba cactus ndimwe a Dalu. evidence for court is not displayed in the media because there is a danger it may become inadmissible. Sha

    • @gundu.
      How old are you? Your use of derogatory language clearly speaks volumes about your lack of capacity to discuss issues. I challenge you to explain how the photos we saw about the panga carrying PF cadres at Ndola Airport in full view of the Police and Airport staff are inadmissible in our Courts of law merely because they appeared in the media?

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