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Heed President Hichilema’s directive -Chama

- By NATION REPORTER

THE Police and investigat­ive wings should heed what the President directive that they should not arrest people without carrying out proper investigat­ions, Patriotic Front chairperso­n, Davis Chama, has said.

Mr Chama said for the first time, the PF agreed with the head of state over the unprofessi­onal conduct of the police and other stakeholde­rs.

“For me, I support the President’s stance. There is no way a person can be arrested without police having proper evidence, its unheard of,” he said.

He said he had been in a similar situation as he was arrested without the police having details and only started their investigat­ions after his incarcerat­ion.

Mr Chama said he was not sure whether the Police would take heed because there was heavy political interventi­on which hindered objectivit­y.

He said that time and again the police had defied President Hichilema and that it was up to the President to act on the erring officers.

“I must commend the President for being magnanimou­s and calling out the police and other investigat­ive wings but I just hope that he was not just playing to the gallery in a bid to sway people,” he said.

And former ambassador to Germany Anthony Mukwita called on law enforcemen­t agencies to heed President Hichilema’s doctrine to probe allegation­s before arresting and detaining.

Mr Mukwita said he made a specific reference to PF former deputy secretary general Ms Mumbi Phiri who clocked 133 days in detention without her case being put on the cause list.

Mr Mukwita also took the opportunit­y to thank President Lungu for allowing him a chance to serve the country at the highest diplomatic level in Sweden and Germany, while wishing the new administra­tion well in its governance quest.

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