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UPND youths report Nakacinda to Police, want him arrested as Attorney General heads to Court

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Scores of UPND youths from Lusaka Province Tuesday afternoon marched to Lusaka Central Police Station to demand for the immediate arrest of PF Chairperson for Media and Publicity, Raphael Nakacinda for allegedly defaming the President.

Mr. Nakacinda accused President Hakainde Hichilema of holding dark corner meetings with Constitutional Court Judges to coerce them to throw out a Petition by the (9) PF MPs whose seats were nullified by the High Court, recently.

Mr. Nakacinda’s sentiments have not sat well with the UPND youths around the country who have joined calls for the imminent arrest and possible prosecution of the embattled opposition figure.

Speaking to Journalists shortly after delivering a letter to the Police, Lusaka Province Youth Chairperson, Anderson Banda, who was in the company of Lusaka District Chairperson, Archritius Mwanakayaya and his deputy, Anthony Zimba, charged that it was regrettable that Mr Nakacinda has decided to abuse the freedom of expression by defaming and demeaning the Head of State.

Mr Banda said it is disheartening that MR. Nakacinda could choose to spread falsehoods against the President adding that such had the potential to incite citizens to rise against the legitimate leadership of President Hichilema and to cause public discontentment towards the Judiciary.

Mr Banda has since called on the UPND youths to effect a citizens arrest on Mr Nakacinda.

And according to impeccable sources at Central Police, a number of interests groups and individual citizens have also logged in complaints to the Police command demanding for Nakacinda to face the wrath of the law.

The sources further stated that a docked into the matter has been opened while an inquiry was being compiled so that Nakacinda could be taken to court.

Mulilo Kabesha Attorney General
Attorney General Mulilo Kabesha

Meanwhile, Attorney General Mulilo Kabesha has asked for permission from the High Court to Commence contempt proceeding against PF member of the Central Committee Rapheal Nakacinda.

Mr. Kabesha alleged that Mr Nakacinda issued a contemptuous statement aimed at undermining the case in which Bowman Lusambo and others are challenging the Speakers decision to stop them from attending Parliament.

He has argued that the said words are malicious and suggests that there is interference in the Judiciary by a member of the executive .

This is according to an affidavit in Support of the Summon for leave to Commence Contempt proceedings in the High Court.

In this matter the complainant is Mr Kabesha while the alleged contemptor is Raphael Nakacinda.

Mr Nakachinda alleged that President Hakainde Hichilema has been summoning judges at his house with the view of influencing the outcome of the court process.

21 COMMENTS

  1. It is only in PF where people like Nakacinda are given a platform. Nakacinda is an orphane in PF and trying hard to please original PF members to find acceptance and keep getting left overs from previously stolen money from his masters. His aim to find ways of getting this leftover for survival and hence this loud noise. Empty tins make loudest noise unfortunately and this is the reality here.

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  2. Ifyabupuba. Is this the employment that was promised to the youth? And all the so called youth in the picture are supposed to be at work earning money for their children not marching all over the place.

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  3. Each freedom has limits and the limit is not to injure other people, where your rights end that’s where someone’s rifts start. Defaming the president law should be scrapped of the laws of Zambia it is a bad law. However, contemp of court is what will land pastor Raphael nakacinda in prison for six months or more. His mouth has betrayed him, I don’t support the cadres and other citizens move to report him to the police but I support the Attorney General move to move the court to proceed on contemp proceedings. It is too much

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  4. Ironically, Mr Hichilema is still going to the courts and will be appearing before the same Judges he has branded thugs and criminals. What sense is he making out of his attacks? HE MUST BE REPORTED TO THE POLICE IN RETROSPECT? These are over 40s and they call themselves youths.

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  5. @Deja Vu, “Mr. Hichilema is still going to the courts and will be appearing before the same judges…”
    What are you talking about?

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  6. #6 Chiza….Mr Hichilema said the same thing Nakachinda has just said. Just reminding the Youths what their leader used to do as opposition leader.

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  7. This is already prooving to be the worst political party in Govt. We will see things never seen before. HH accused all govt wings of being compromised but little does he know that people know his agenda. These people are the same we have just jumped into a diferrent pot. We are creating a dictator that we will never have power to remove. HH himself did and said diplorable things against his opponent ECL. He was put behind bars for even things that he should have avoided. Through that he was promoted and made a someone. But now he is doing exactly the same things. The whole system is compromised to the new Vasco dagamma. But he is busy telling everyone that he is not involved.

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  8. That appears to be a civil case. Take him to court. I am not sure we need permission from the courts. Anama boza uyo so you can easily cite him for — I don’t know — slander, alarming, or whatever. Don’t abuse the Police any further a mambala. Elo iwe Attorney General cokako uko; kulibe cako.

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  9. @Deja Vu, Hakainde is appearing before court? Please clarify your statement. Appearing in court on what grounds? What case?

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  10. Nakachinda dared the President to take him to Court if he was telling lies. It may not really be collusion on MP case but I am sure he has something to tell the nation of any close contact by HH with any Con Court Judge. Proof for intent might be serious challenge for Nakachinda. Being big mouthed without thinking could be dangerous.

  11. May I ask a simple question; how do these so called youth know whether what Nakachinda said is true or false?
    HH called constitutional court judges corrupt when he was in opposition. Someone else says the same thing and it becomes defamation of the president?
    Readers may remember when Edith Nawakwi and Dipak Patel called Chiluba a thief. They were taken to court but alot of revelations started coming out during court. So to upnd, be careful what you wish for.
    And please, let’s have a semblance of civility. Don’t turn Zambia into a Police state.

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  12. Chiza Chirwa December 15, 2021 At 11:33 am
    @Deja Vu, Hakainde is appearing before court? Please clarify your statement. Appearing in court on what grounds? What case? PLEASE GO TO LUSAKA TIMES ARCHIVES FOR THE STORY. MR HAKAINDE SAID THAT OUR JUDGES WERE BEING CONTROLLED BY LUNGU

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  13. @Deja Vu, you can easily clarify your statement without asking me to go back, go back how far exactly?
    I asked a simple question, what courts is HH, the current President, appearing in? Or what did you mean by appearing in court?

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  14. The picture shows youths with thick heads and their dilapidated sun-scorched faces. Nakachinda is scorching them and if they are feeling the heat then it’s called politicking. The current president did it, Double standards typical of fake people.

  15. HH is a tyrrant leader. You will know better. Worse things are coming. You voted for a revenge . A seventh Adventist mentally where learn not forgive others. SHAME

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