The Human Rights Commission is calling on the Anti-Corruption Commission to consider granting the National Democratic Congress Consultant Chishimba Kambwili, bond as a matter of human rights.
HRC Chairperson Mudford Mwandenga said the Commission believes that the offences which Kambwili has been charged with are bondable.Mr Mwandenga said Mr Kambwili should therefore be treated in accordance with the rule of law and in a humane manner considering his health status.
“It is desirable in a democratic state such as Zambia that the rights and freedoms of individuals and suspects alike are always promoted and protected in accordance with the rule of law. All suspects should enjoy the right to equal protection of the law and must be presumed innocent until proven guilty by the courts of law,” he said.
“Over-detention of suspects is universally considered as a violation of human rights and a form of extra-judicial punishment of suspects and must be avoided.”
Mr Mwandenga said based on the circumstances leading to the arrest of Mr. Kambwili, there is every reasonable ground to believe that he is not a flight risk because he had always availed himself whenever he was required for investigations.
“In any event, if a suspect breaches any of the bond conditions, it is within the powers of the Law Enforcement Officers to revoke it accordingly. The HRC is deeply concerned with the challenges a number of suspects are facing in accessing bond, particularly the underprivileged ones who do not even receive any kind of publicity whenever their rights are being infringed upon.”
“As a Commission, we have over the years been working on a bail and bond project aimed at promoting and protecting the right to liberty of suspects and a number of suspects have been assisted regardless of their social status.”
Grant the man a burger and fries asap!
All Zambian politicians are useless as MCS said. They used his stamina and ability to go on until he achieved to just come and ruined his hard earned efforts. Wasted years!
Suck on that oxygen, Kabwili. Your last clean air.
@Numbian gelo iwe naiwe… Clean oxgen. Mu jail air is full of amasushi. I can imagine that congestion.
Thats why corruption can’t be eradicated. Govt is bringing to book corrupt elements and you have useless organization defending the corrupt people. Lets just go back to one part state. Multipartism is not helping us.
Which patient or relative would turn down a free offer for specialist treatment abroad?
He was not sick, he knew being evacuated would have exposed the truth thats why he did not want to be evacuated. CK you need Jesus Christ in your life otherwise you are wasting yourself with bitterness. God help CK
I will start believing these government agencies if they arrest and investigate chaps like Kaizer Zulu, Amozi Chanda etc at state house. For now this is just political persecution.
The ACC fear granting Kambwili bond because he’s a very dubious character. They would rather the court deals with him. The court will spell bail conditions so that if violated they can deal with him. It’s as simple as that
This buffoons’charade will come to a crushing stop like for one M’m… and the cartel. Just how many people live and work with diabetes and high BP in Zambia? Probably all the judges!!! So stop fooling yourself coz you are fooling no one. Answer the looting charges before the Judges.
It’s important to law enforcement to treat everyone fairly, regardless of political affiliation etc. I personally don’t like CK and would never vote for him. But denying him bond on charges that are bondable is not setting a good precedence. The rule of law must be respected. ACC must demonstrate their integrity. It’s likely that they are under political pressure to ill treat CO but they must stand firm.
As for the police, we all know their calibre in Zambia. unprincipled, barely educated thugs. All they know is “uzakambila kusogolo” and corruption. We need a huge overhaul of ZP.
Chiluba went through the courts and proved himself…….. so why not kambwili? You can see the optunists rushing to register their presence and solidarity just for Kambwili’s vote. They do not care whether its contaminated or not.
Let Kambwili face the law the way most Zambians do. Do not start giving special treatment when this man has been involved in unfair treatment of innocent people when he was minister. This is a tactic and a ploy he is using to play the system and we must not be fooled. He probably has paid those nurses and doctors to make him appear ill. He is a thief, a liar, a con artists who has stolen millions from the Zambian government and people in general. Sure let him pay a bond but he must face theft charges and all other matters. Once a thief! Always a thief!
Thats punch for punch. Thats ukwimbana inama mumemo let him fulfil his wish to fight the head of state
Politics as usual, I guess he wasn’t corrupt until he jumped off the boat.
Hademons at work!
Ck was fired so he can be investigated and that’s wat is happening let alone answeer simple unlike kalaba
Give bail to all prisoners in Zambia not just Kambwili. Just get their passports so that they don’t bolt the country.
Lungu is a dictator and Zambia need politician like kambwili those thieves that want us even be paying tax for bow how’s
It is sad that he had gone that far with his sickness before he is proven guilty or not guilt