Japan’s Minister of Justice, Yoko Kamikawa says her government will help Zambia strengthen crime prevention and criminal justice systems.
Ms Kamikawa said she is hopeful that the Kyoto declaration on crime prevention and criminal justice will help the two countries engage in justice diplomacy where the rule of law will be of paramount importance.
She said this during a bilateral meeting with Zambia’s Home affairs Minister, Stephen Kapyongo held in Kyoto on the sidelines of the Fourteenth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice.
She disclosed that Zambia remains a strategic partner in many areas including prevention of transnational crimes.
And Minister of Home Affairs, Stephen Kampyongo said an increase in collaboration between Zambia and Japan will help the two countries and the world fight ever changing criminalities especially in cyberspace.
Mr Kampyongo said Zambia has made huge investment in national security and is currently passing laws that will help established systems fight sophisticated crimes.
“The government is fully aware of the impact of COVID-19 on crime prevention as these criminals are now using sophisticated means of abusing the cyber space to commit transnational crimes,” he said.
Mr Kampyongo appealed to the Japanese government to help Zambia and many other countries in Africa halt the ongoing swindling of unsuspected people buying cars in Japan online as the trend is denting the image of that country.
Meanwhile, speaking after attending the side congress committees, Inspector General of Police, Kakoma Kanganja disclosed that the Police has put in place mechanisms that will ensure non-selective application of the law and a safe environment before, during and after 2021 general elections.
Mr Kanganja noted that the establishment of advanced national security systems and enactment of new laws will capacitate the Police to deal with criminal activities that might threaten the country’s peace and security.
The Inspector General of Police said the knowledge and trends learnt at the Kyoto Congress will help his office improve the operation of the Police Service.
This was according to a statement issued to ZANIS by First Secretary for Press at Zambian Embassy in Tokyo, Japan, Yotamu Mugara.
Japan has a notoriously bad criminal justice system, and you want that or similar in Zambia, when ours is way better?
I am PF but I should confess that this can only work with a sober minded person as Minister of Home Affairs.
These are just words aimed at diplomacy and never go anywhere (lip service). Zambia need to rise above simply respect the rule of law especially from our leaders perspective and and let institutions running the such affairs to be very independent with no political influence. We have heard these pronouncements before but those are sheer waste of time if we do not act according within our spheres of the law. Kampyongo and his cronies know very well what needs to be done but they cannot afford to let the institutions be independent that is where our problem lays!
What about Zambian criminals who change into cats when ZP go to arrest them?
Japanese should search Steven, they will be shocked how much cash he has on him. Why need so much cash just for a meeting?
Why did Steven and his 26 members entourage get $5000
each per day as meal allowances? Sushi is expensive, but not $2000 for a bowl of rice.
Arrest them for Zambia please.
What Criminal Justice System can Kampyongo talk about? Kampyongo was recently accomplice when ZPS shot and killed Nsama Nsama and Joseph Kaunda in cold. Kampyongo,Nelson Phiri and Constable Nyundu have not been held accountable for these Murders. There is no more Rule of Law and Respect for Human Rights in Zambia. ZPS has been politicised by the PF Govt and there is no more Justice in Zambia.
But we need an impartial IG
For this to succeed we need an impartial IG. This is a decent request and not sure why it is being moderated
Even for me I had said, the commonwealth should help seconding IGs to Zambia so that we can attain impartiality, it was moderated by Lusaka times, just wondering why such a brilliant proposal would be moderated, this actually strengthens the criminal justice system because everything starts with the Police
WE NEED CHANGE FULL STOP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Meanwhile PF is building a $100 million dollar Chinese surveillance system to spy on its people…lack of priorities
Japan wants to help the police to catch corrupt politicians. It is like trying to help the Mafia to stop crime while dealing with Al Capone himself.
He goes begging in Japan meanwhile this moron has spent millions in cash on Police military armoured vehicles
Suggestion if you really want to fight crime.
1. Invite Americans to help.
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Instead of asking for technology clues from Japan all we can ask for is a way of tracking criminals? Fwefipub@ ifwe. Twanyela kuntulo. Tuli maf! Yabantu