The Human Rights Commission (HRC) has described as cruel and inhuman the decision by the Police to rush Roan Member of Parliament to Lusaka Central Correctional Facility after he collapsed at the Lusaka Magistrate court yesterday, instead of rushing him to the hospital.
In a statement, Commission Chairperson Mudford Mwandenga says the action by the Police is deeply regrettable.
Mr Mwandenga says the Commission is also deeply concerned at the continued infringement of Mr Kambwili’s right to bail despite the Court granting it to him.
Below is the full statement
29th March 2018
Press Statement
For Immediate Release
THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION IS CONCERNED AT THE CHALLENGES ROAN MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT HON. CHISHIMBA KAMBWILI IS FACING IN BEING GRANTED BAIL
The Human Rights Commission (HRC) is deeply concerned at the continued infringement of Roan Member of Parliament Hon. Chishimba Kambwili’s right to bail despite the Court granting it to him.
The Commission has been informed that the Ministry of Home Affairs, through the Department of Immigration, is in possession of Hon. Kambwili’s passport, which is supposed to be surrendered to the Court in order for him to meet the bail conditions. As a result of the failure by the Immigration Department to hand over the passport to Court, Hon. Kambwili is unable to be released on bail.
The Human Rights Commission is calling upon the respective state institutions to effectively co-ordinate and ensure that Hon. Kambwili’s rights and freedoms are not compromised as a result of the consequences of the unfortunate actions of the state at the expense of his health.
It is in the best interest of everyone, particularly the government, that Hon. Kambwili is granted an environment conducive for him to recover as a matter of right.
It is in the public domain that Hon. Kambwili has been of ill health, and that he has no record of being a fugitive for him to be treated in the manner in which he is being treated.
The Commission also condemns the decision to rush Hon. Kambwili to Lusaka Correctional Facility instead of rushing him to the hospital for medical attention after he had collapsed at the Lusaka Magistrate Courts on Wednesday. We consider that action to be an act of cruel and inhuman treatment, which is deeply regrettably.
The Commission is calling upon the state to accord Hon. Kambwili his right to equal protection of the law like any other suspect, by removing all impediments to him enjoying his right to bail which has duly been granted to him by a competent court of law.
The Human Rights Commission is a National Human Rights Institution established under Article 230 of the Zambian Constitution to ensure that the Bill of Rights is upheld and promoted.
Mudford. Z. Mwandenga
Chairperson
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
ok, we will cry him a river. But we must not lose focus and forget that he is a corrupt character who siphoned money from government fraudulenty.
The Human Rights Commission is absolutely *Right*.
Zambian Citizen why don’t you use your real name “Chilufya Tayali”?
We know who you are by your vocabulary and limited choice of words.
In a civilized society, the law must be respected even if you were caught stealing red-handed.
But when govt wanted to evacuate him he refused. Who violated whose Right? Kambwili is a joke.
He was even spending time sending negative Facebook messages whilst on Oxygen in ICU. How interesting!
And that Kambwili is a citizen of a Christian nation.
Ba Godfridah sumaili is so quiet about that mistreatment.
Kambwili, to be fair created Lungu and all that is happening to himself. I don’t even know why people are wasting time on all this. CK brought all this onto himself. If Kambwili was still in government the story could have been told differently. I have no sympathy for Kambwili at all.
what about the thieves in government and state house???
@Zambian Citizen. I don’t know at which point Kambwili started stealing from government. What I can tell you though is that maybe you don’t know him. I grew up knowing Kambwili. Since my childhood way back before Kambwili joined active politics, we knew him as a rich person. If he has stolen anything let it be proved in court as opposed to harrasing him and denying his birthrights of bail and innocence before proved guilty.
MY TAKE AWAY FROM ALL THIS, IS THAT CK IS A WEAK CHARACTER BUT ABUSIVE WITH HIS MOUTH.
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Which ever way you choose to look at it, CK is a very weak body physically and emotionally. Meaning he may die while serving in stressful government and parliamentary tasks. He needs to retire from active politics in order to buy some time. CK embarrassed himself during this ordeal throwing it in our faces to conclude that he has a sharp temper and is an extremely rude character.
CK needed to meet bail conditions that were set for him just like any other person so that we ensured he stood trial. No sacred cows Ladys and Gentlemen. In the face of the law, we are all equals.
BOMA NI BOMA. From opposition though governing to opposition again. Life!
Kambwili faked his illness. HUman whatever needs to shut up. Inhumane is Kambwili building himself mansions while people in Mpatamato have no clean water or basic healthcare.
Ba HCRC how long have you been sleeping? It’s not only Kambwili who’s been I’ll treated. I often visit Kitwe magistrates and high courts. Suspects are subjected to the worst treatment you can imagine. The holding cells are not fit even for pigs. Please speak for all the prisoners. Don’t only talk when it involves a politician. These things are happening and all you do is sit in your offices drinking coffee.
Spot on, Mr. Khakis. Infact HRC should be in the forefront pushing for reforms in ZP and the Prisons Services.
In-fact it is HRC which needs reformation. What do you expect from them when they talk after it something has happened. As observed by Zambian Citizen, for how long our prisons have been like that? Apparently, why do they seem educated when it is involving politicians? By the way which one is more a human right than the other: CK’s issue and my entitlement from government which CK deviated?
Sata was treated inhumanly by Mwanawasa + RB as VP, RB was going to be languishing in jail today if Sata was to be alive today.
President Lungu, these Police + OP might be playing a game to enhance an uprising; wake-up
But we were told by some lady the other day that GRZ will improve healthcare “especially for people of CK ‘s stature”
Kawalala no mercy at all until he brings back our money
Back money from where?
Zambians wake up this system of defending corrupt politicians in the name of political prosecution is bad, let the law take it’s cause, remember they are 37 counts if the chap stole and wanted public sympathy let him apologise. Remember CK was fired for not complying with law enforcement. Let him fake illness but one day it will catch up with him.
CK played his parts well, and his cards right.
….he did it so well, it will land him in prison….Kwekwekwekwe….
They only defend rights of politicians or those that steal by the gross. People get humiliated at malls for stealing jiggies, some get lynched for stealing maize cobs and the HRC is very quiet. Game rangers have shot and killed an 11 year old and injured her mother on mere suspicion that an escapee was hiding in their house. Those are the people who need the HRC not kabwalala acting to fool the world.
What have they to say about game rangers that have shot and killed an 11 year old in Eastern province. Her is also nursing bullet wounds. Is it because they don’t have money like Kambwili
CK is faking his sickness after been slapped with corruption charges. Unfortunately HH who is constantly a cheerleader in condemning PF corruption even when CK was a minister in PF government, now is the one siding with CK the same person HH who accused CK and all PF ministers of been corrupt. So on what political stance does HH or UPND stand in as far as fighting corruption is concerned, if HH is now sympathizing with CK who is facing corruption charges?
hh would run the most corrupt government that would rip off the Zambian people. Look at how well he did it with privitisation, now with Saturnia?? With his grip on media misinformation, it would be a dictatorial regime that will crush any dissent and tongas would spearhead a vicious retribution against their percieved bemba/eastern enemies. Basically all who will support PF/MMD will be crushed and deemed evil while all tongas and affiliates/upnd holy angels.
cadres are like a fly which follows a corpse to the grave.Now i understand what the definition of a cadre means!”an empty tin which makes the loudest noise.”This is in respect to all political cadres. what is happening to Kambwili, will soon happen to Kalaba and of course anyone who will fall out of grace with the PF leadership.The problem is an opportunity to impeach and flush out the tyranny was presented maybe could have helped the would be offenders from being victimised.But being a cadre is a problem. I will not hesitate to throw the devil to where he belongs, if an opportunity presented itself.
Kambwili is as bad as Lungu if you ask me. Lungu and CK, GO AWAY!
I can see that Mr Kambwili is being transported in a car. …other prisoners are bundled in very uncomfortable kasalanga trucks.
It’s very sad to see our country deteriorating into one run by vigilantes. Whatever CK has done, there has to be a presumption of innocence, that’s our law. His stance against PF shouldn’t be the basis for abusing power and Police to act like vigilantes. It’s debasing for our country. We ECL ascend to power using similar tactics but it’s time to clean it up. If you don’t, you’ll have to face the same consequences. As they say, you make the bed, you’ll have to sleep in it. Be civil and use due process without subjecting the accused to punishment before being found guilty. It’s barbarism.
We let ECL ascend to powe using similar tactics, but it has to be curbed.
“Human Rights!” Mbuzi!
Human rights commision is an irrelevant institution in Africa….
Human Demons!