DAVIS CHAMA ISSUE: IS HE A FLIGHT OR POLITICAL RISK?
The arrest of all those who behaved and acted with political impunity during the previous regime is welcome and long overdue.
However, this must be done within the law and civilised approaches.
The emerging silence from police on the status of Davies Chama’ s case and his whereabouts must now be a source of concern and anxiety to many human rights defenders.
Many of us wish to see all suspected lawbreakers be brought to account and those charged with bondable and/or bailable charges must be awarded these facilities until their cases are decided by a competent court.
Therefore, less flight risk political suspects charged with bondable and bailable offences must be treated within the dictates of the human rights specifications.
Almost 4 days now have past since Davies Chama was arrested, detained and transfered to Sesheke, the scene of crime, as the last official update.
The sesheke trip was also for Davies Chama to take plea on the offence he is changed with that of attempt to murder-by police.
The question is, has Davies Chama taken plea or still in custody and why has he not appeared in court to ask for bail if the offence he is changed with is bailable?
Being a former Defence Minister, he cannot be a flight risk and has fixed abode.
it is important that he is treated within the prescribed demands of the law I.e. appear before a competent court within 48 hrs and apply for bail or be bonded if police are ready and still investigating on the case.
I submit
McDonald Chipenzi