United party For national Development (UPND) President Hakainde Hichilema has asked the Human Rights Commission of Zambia to investigate the Extra-judicial killings and gross Human Rights Violations by the State police.
In his letter dated Monday, January 4th, 2021, delivered to the Commission and copied to The Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia, the Council of Churches in Zambia, the Law Association of Zambia and Non-governmental Gender Organisations Coordinating Council (NGOCC), Hichilema says the recent killing of two citizens when he appeared at police Force Headquarters must be a source of concern to all well meaning Zambians.
The Civil Society for Constitution Agenda (CiSCA), Chapter One Foundation, Our Civic Duty Association (OCIDA), the Public Protector, the Speaker of the National Assembly, the Chief Justice, the Police IG, Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Justice are among other institutions the UPND President has copied his letter to.
In the same letter, Hichilema states that neither him nor any other citizen will be showing up at police stations when summoned for fear of being killed as was the case on 23rd December, 2020 when a State Prosecutor Nsama Nsama and UPND supporter Joseph Kaunda were shot dead in cold blood by the police.
”Until the relevant authorities can guarantee our supporters’ safety while exercising their rights as enshrined in our Constitution, it is unreasonable for me or indeed anybody else who has been subjected to similar treatment I have received to respond to frivolous police callouts in future. This is necessary in order to avoid the needless loss of innocent live including the obvious attempts to assassinate me in the confusion that arise in such situations,” states Hichilema.
”This pattern of extra-judicial killings and gross violation of human rights by the Zambia Police is tarnishing the country’s image, which was once an oasis of peace in the African region, placing it on a path towards autocracy and lawlessness. This trend can only be arrested and stopped if institutions like the HRC play their Constitutional role effectively and stand up in favour of human rights, liberties and freedoms.”
The UPND leader further says his party is ready to assist the Commission with evidence of these extra-judicial killings as material is in abundance.
”We trust you will thoroughly investigate the extra-judicial killings and gross human rights violations that occurred on 23rd December 2020. The UPND and its leadership are available to provide evidence to the HRC to enable it to undertake this task smoothly.”
Do we have human human rights in zambia?
Kalaluka Jonathan Mulikelela Looking at how people have been writing about eagle one, I think people have the rights. Free to express themselves to an extent of directly addressing Eagle One through social media.
Yes ,the Human Rights Commission ought to do this. It’s a constitutionsl mandate.
Playing victim. Was it in hhs plan to stage these killings so that he avoids going to ZP in future?? Were these killings a plan to divert public attention from his actual misdeeds during privatisation which he was summoned for?? It’s sad that ZP is incompetent but something is very wrong here, the fact that ZP hasn’t finished their investigation means hh is not the right person to point fingers and declare who is the perpetrator here. Or he’s dead scared that the law is fast closing in on him??
ECL and his agents will account for each Zambian life they took away.
The day of reckoning is fast approaching
Off cos coz waiting the police’s investigation .will reach 2026 without a report.so hh is right
What is “extra judicial killing”? Please try and speak truthfully Mr HH. Do you even care about the impact of your sharp tongue of lies.
From the little English I can use, “extra judicial killing” would be applied when a suspect under state custody is killed before being taken to court.
In as much as I agree with the request, but some situations could be avoided if leaders acted responsibly.
Why hire buses of cadres, who any sane person knows how they behave when in mobs, to attend an official police call out, which is done in doors?
The police warned the cadres based on the irresponsible statements they were issuing through social media. What made it worse was that HH and all UPND leaders did nothing to cool down the unnecessary, if not irrational, anger towards the police.
Two people lost their lives, but HH later issued a statement that the police were very professional during the questioning or whatever it was.
Was there need to ferry cadres from all over the country, when he had a horde of lawyers.
In my opinion HH should apologise instead of playing…
HH is working very hard to divert attention. I would not be surprised if he is the one behind the killings to avoid being investigated. For as long as Zambians do not get answers on privatization, the ghost of privatization will still follow him everywhere he goes. Where ever HH goes people die. People died when he sold the mines.
It is 2021 and we are in an election year. Human sacrifices have started in the party hoping to win 2021. When we look back , records are there for all to see what sacrifices have happened. We all know the innocent youths that have been taken to the bloody alter in order to win 2021. This is what is beginining to happen now and we will blame others for these deaths including the police. But deep down we know , it is our quest for power that is killing the innocent young men and women. We are sacrificing their innocent souls.
Bally it is you the police want to question . Not the youths from Chawama, Bauleni and Kanyama. Tayali reported you to the police and not civil socitey or UPND . Why do you want to inform everyone in your misdeeds?
Bally , we beg u to answer for your sins on your own. Do not involve the innocent youths . We were not there when you bought that farm. Why do you want us to die for your crimes.?
The police called you on behalf of the people of Zambia. If they establish a case it will be the PEOPLE vs HAKAINDE HICHILEMA. Not the NGOs and not the UPND and not the YOUTHS.
IT IS YOU AND TAYALI. THE TWO OF YOU MUST FIGHT IT OUT …FINITO. Dont involve us.
Investigation.
What the fvck??
Do you want us to get rid of Kampyongo like we did to Kabimba?? Some of us we are just pitting Kampyongo, he will not survive in society after minister job, he may join Sinkamba in selling marijuana.
How do you talk of human rights while at the same time disrespecting the law and the state institutions?
Freedom of movement, freedom to assemble and associate is not by courtesy of Zambia Police. Whn the families of the victims of senseless and brutal murders take legal action, I hope you will be in court to argue as u hv done above. After all Zambian Citizen has got his law degree now. If nothing wrong happened, why has Edgar Lungu taken action and is now waiting for a more comprehensive report?
Hh stinks of amafi
This one should just focus on farming
Is hh normal
Oval Head…just shut the fcuk up and go to sleep! Why didn’t you tell your foo!sh cadres to stay away from trouble? Idyat trying to play victim…naimwe vima drunk cadres stop being used by useless politicians…eve uyo ali pe na tubana twake…bena balosha…sad!
He first must be investigated for not adhering to police advice when he was summoned
A person who is always complaining every time
The dreamer himself HH
No matter how long it takes, time to account will surely come. People cant just be killed like that and you want to apportion blame, I am sure if HH was near Frank Mugala or Vespers both killed by Police, they were as usual going to blame HH the way they are doing it now
This one has nothing sensible to say these days
my fellow country men, learn to swallow your ignorance sometimes. i believe most of people who like put a blame on others are PF members, but just know that no matter what you are going out, and some of you you will be sent to jail after 12 August 2021.
your incompetence leadership has brought all these killings and busy finger pointing on your friend. mwee mbwa mwatunasha, twaleni amafi yenu uko
All well meaning Zambians know that its you HH and UPND killing. Since you became an imposed President of UPND people started dyeing in cold blood of which we know that the all plot is orchestrated by you. How come no person was killed at the center of confusion but two people and innocent for that matter died in a quiet area where there was no confusion. Man , we know its you HH killing innocent people.
And did Trump get back to you last time? LOL
From the word go, Baal declared he will not recognize ECL as President of Zambia and UPND promised to make the country ungovernable. Since then the country has witnessed unprecedented lawlessness of UPND brainwashed cadres who can’t even respect the Police or the Courts. How does Baal talk of human rights while at the same time disrespecting the law and the state institutions? Human rights can not be separated from the law, neither can you respect rights of criminals at the expense of the innocent. .
Morons – HH now is government that directs Zambia Police to shoot innocent un armed Zambians – dimwitts
That’s why this country is where it is. People with heads full of water supporting the killing of innocent citizens – pathetically trying to blame HH. Was he the one who pulled the triggers on unarmed persons? Instead of taking the authorities that be, to account, you are busy politicking non.esense. Even the small brains you have sometimes should be used. Try just a little, they may start working. Or is it the pieces of silver you receive now and then that determine your unprincipled thoughts?
@Zambian Citizen, I am thinking the same. It is most likely that hechhech has got some connections with the killing of those two innocent men. hechhech is not intelligent. He should have just kept quiet. His comments are selling him out.
The UPND lacks strategy. They easly fall in PF traps.
As Zambians, we do remember that right from the time Baal was defeated, he declared he would not recognize ECL as President of Zambia as a result of which UPND leaders promised to make Zambia ungovernable. Since then the country has witnessed unprecedented lawlessness of brainwashed UPND cadres who can’t regard the Police or the Courts and this is the root of the problems in Zambia. How does Baal ask for human rights while at the same time disrespecting the law and the state institutions? Baal ignored the Police warning but went on to ferry cadres in 32 buses. How can Human rights be upheld without regard for the law. It is nonsense trying to defend rights of law breakers at the expense of law abiding citizens.
When you read the letter, it all about him and UPND. So he is directing the HRC to investigate his allegations. Someone wanted the government to investigate his involvement in privatization, he went to court and sued that person. This man awe mwe.
No need to waste your voice incoming presido these are dead institutes that we need to right click refresh August 2021 chabe