INSPECTOR General of Police Kakoma Kanganja has warned protesting doctors that if they continue, their association, Resident Doctor’s Association of Zambia, risk being deregistered with the Registrar of Societies.
This is because their activities are in contravention of the Constitution presented to the Registrar of Societies at the time of registration.
He has reiterated that if the doctors continue with their action, police will effect arrests on them.
“I therefore advise those that would want to continue with their illegal activities as was demonstrated today , to reconsider their position or risk being arrested,” Mr Kanganja said.
And the IG says it is evident that the action by the members of RDAZ is politically motivated as such police will follow up the matter to the end.
“I wish to begin by dispelling reports being circulated in some quarters of the media that Zambia Police arrested and detained a lot of Resident Medical Doctors. To the contrary, only one Medical Doctor was called and interviewed by the Police,” he said
Mr Kanganja has also condemned the conduct of some Resident Medical Doctors who staged an Unlawful Assembly at their Hostels at UTH in Lusaka yesterday.
He said their conduct was uncalled for and shall at no point be condoned by police.
“It has come to our attention that not all those that paraded themselves as protesters are Medical Doctors but that among them were importers who joined with the aim of deceiving the public. This was evidenced by normal and smooth operations without any disruption of medical services at the health facility,” Mr Kanganja said.