WE WON’T ARREST ECL – MWEETWA
GOVERNMENT has no intention whatsoever to arrest or place under house arrest former President Edgar Lungu for advising the police to be civil in discharging their duties and avoiding brutalising citizens, Chief Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa has said.
Good call!
No need to waste time on time-wasters!
So, the executive decides who to arrest or not to arrest. Typical of third-world governments.
Of course, the Police cannot arrest Mr. Lungu for advising them to be civil and not brutalise citizens in their quest to maintain law and order. But what about his utterances that HH will not complete his term because people will rise up and force him out?
Mr. Mweetwa should be careful not to speak on behalf of the police otherwise we will begin to think that the politicians decide who should be arrested and when. This is what was obtaining during the PF regime and we lost confidence in the Police Force (PF)
You must remember that he’s not an ordinary person he’s a former president and the UPND Government is not like the PF Regime so that’s the way it’s now up to him to reflect his behaviors.
Ba Mwamba, we are equal before the law. There should never be anything like he is no ordinary person. Anyone who breaks the law must face the due process of the law whether former president or minister or whatever. There must be equity before the law, otherwise some will begin to break the law with impunity because they are perceived to be above the law.
That is a recipe for chaos!
Too smart with words.
So lungu will be arrested for other reasons…
That the president before 2026 fimofimo
Lungu get ready for kuwaya
Hon Cornelius Mweetwa is offside implying that the govt chooses whom to arrest. That is the job of the PIG and his men to.study the matter and decide the appropriate action to take.
If government begins to decide who must be prosecuted and who should not, when it comes to issues of law, then UPND has missed it.
Unless there’s really something we should not know, ECL should face the law.
KK had his very close friends, facing the law. Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe had this experience.