“PF PARTY DEMANDS THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF MR DAVIES CHAMA ON POLICE BOND.”
The nation was meant to believe Mr Hakainde’s hoodwinking statements on respect and return to the RULE OF LAW. But under ground Mr HAKAINDE is doing the complete opposite with many well documented human rights abuses.
For the first time in the history of the country the Inspector General of Police Mr Lemmy KAJOBA was instructed to read out suspected politically charged cases on the national broadcaster and the police command committing itself, as a sign of loyalty to State House, to arrest those on the list immediately.
It’s been five(5) days now we do not know the whereabouts of our senior member of the party Mr DAVIES CHAMA MCC. He was arrested pending investigations and to date no information concerning the case or his whereabouts have been made public.
Mr CHAMA was last seen in full view of members of the central committee being driven to an unknown destination by the police from woodlands police station.
Mr CHAMA is not a flight risk suspect, and cannot be treated away from the dictates of the law, least we conclude that Mr Hakainde is persecuting his political opponents and Mr CHAMA is the latest victim of his witch hunt.
Mr CHAMA has served as Defence Minister for many years in this country and has countless times acted as President of the Republic, the very office Mr Hakainde is occupying hence he cannot either be treated or regarded as a flight risk suspect, when infact he even qualifies to be granted bail in his own recognizance.
As a party we demand that the police firstly give the nation the true facts of his whereabouts, and release him on bail or bond pending determination of the case levelled against him.
Failure to which, the party will take necessary legal action and the entire police command and the State will be held responsible if anything happens to him while in their custody. We are sick and tired of this and many well documented human rights abuses being occasioned on our party members.
Hon. Raphael M. NAKACINDA, MCC
Information and Publicity CHAIR.
17/11/2021