A consortium of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has charged that Zambia has descended into a constitutional crisis following the disputed August 13th General Elections.
The organisations say the alleged arbitrary cancellation of the passports of six Zambians perceived to be critics of the UPND administration is another indication of what they describe as the country’s descent into lawlessness.
Speaking on behalf of the CSOs, LCK Freedom Foundation Executive Director Linda Kasonde says the treason and sedition charges slapped on Brian Mundubile and others, as well as the arrest of Mafinga South Member of Parliament Faith Munthali, form part of a troubling pattern in the erosion of democracy and constitutionalism.
She has since called on Zambians to defend constitutionalism ahead of the United Nations International Day of Democracy, which falls tomorrow, September 15th.
And Ms. Kasonde has also called on the UPND administration to organise an all-inclusive National Indaba as part of efforts towards national healing and reconciliation.
The CSOs include Advocates for Democratic Governance Foundation, Caritas Zambia, Chapter One Foundation, Free Press Initiative Zambia and LCK Freedom Foundation.
Disputed by who???? The criminals that had declared themselves winners of the elections before even the ECZ started counting!!
Linda and the so called CROSS have now also joined the people who had their passports cancelled in spreading propaganda!!
Linda Kasonde has become a real nuisance. There was a clear winner and no case of disputed elections. Remember, she tried to file an election petition of the presidency when she was not a presidential candidate herself. Even if the law allows for any Jim and Jack to do so, what was her interest? She should form a political party instead of using her NGO to play politics.