By Mastone Moonze
Zitukule Consortium says the removal of former President Edgar Lungu’s immunity should not be motivated by political interest but tangible evidence.
Consortium Executive Director Nicholas Phiri says there is need to establish real evidence leading to possible corrupt activities that the former head of state could have committed during his reign.
Mr. Phiri has charged that government risk not being taken serious with the fight against corruption if they attempted to prosecute the former head of state and fail to prove tangible evidence before the court.
He has told Phoenix News in an interview that government must be mindful of the constitutional provisions regarding the removal of immunity of a former head of state.
And Patriotic Front Information and Publicity Chairperson Raphael Nakacinda says calls to have former president Edgar Lungu’s immunity removed and prosecuted have the potential to divide the country.
Mr. Nakacinda says any malicious arrest of Mr. Lungu and other members of the former ruling party will make Zambia difficult for president Hichilema to govern.
Some UPND members have presented a petition to President Hakainde Hichilema demanding the stripping off of Mr. Lungu’s immunity to pave way for investigations in various alleged corruption cases.
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