The opposition Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) has joined in condemning the brutality of the police on the UPND cadres.
MMD Treasurer Mwansa Mbulakulima says the behavior exhibited by Lusaka province commissioner of police Charity Katanga only shows that she has turned herself into a PF cadre.
Mr. Mbulakulima has warned Ms. Katanga to be careful with how she conducts herself during operations stating that she might be currently pleasing her masters and making a name for herself but risks making history by being the first Zambian to stand before the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Speaking at a media briefing this morning, Mr. Mbulakulima says Ms Katanga, as a woman, should have been more systematic in handling the UPND youths who were trying to protest.
He says Ms Katanga, being a professional she is known to be, must have used the professional methods of crowd control instead of declaring war on the youths who are Zambian citizens.
Mr. Mbulakulima has since challenged the Lusaka province police commissioner to clearly state what she meant when she stated that what happened yesterday was just the beginning of things to come.
Meanwhile, MMD National Secretary Richard Kachingwe says people sowing the seed of division in the party are wasting their time.
Major Kachingwe says no top member of the party is intending to leave the party, contrary to some media reports.
He says reports that the party’s national executive committee is intending to expel its NEC member Felix Mutati, are misplaced.
Major Kachingwe adds that Mr. Mutati still remains the leader of the opposition in parliament.
And Major Kachingwe has announced that the party has given a general amnesty to all members who were either expelled or willingly left the party.
He has also appealed to silent members of the party such as former district commissioners and former ambassadors who had their contracts terminate with the coming of the PF into government to re-join the party.
QFM
MMD MMD MMD!!!!!!!!!!!!Have u forgotten about 14th January and Barotseland?
How I wish it was MMD that was beaten by the police. Nine months ago MMD used to unleash the police on the opposition unrestrainedly.
I feel sorry it was the hapless and spineless regional and tribal UPND at the receiving end.
This kind of nonsese is what makes Zambia such a sad place. The right to protest is a human right and no one should suggest that people deserve to be beaten up by police. Zambians will regret the day they elected this government. It has been a disaster from day one, taking the country back to the 80s. I am being generous actually because I know Kenneth Kaunda was a lot more tolerant.
this time around it wont be the police but Pf cadres that are going to punish you!
IJiots!
Charity Katanga is merely protecting regional interests of pf. The police are now a tribal militia.
Richard Kachingwe, don’t be funny and forget so easily. It’s only a few months ago when your Party MMD used to unleash police brutality on the opposition and now you are quicj to condemn. useless politicians!!!! To the UPND protestors, my understanding is that Mutembo nchito was a director of Zambian Airways, which happened to be a public company. He did not borrow in his personal capacity but the money was borrowed by e legal entity called ZAMBIAN AIRWAYS. As such, they cannot be pursued as individuals when a company is liquited as their liability is limited to the amounts they personaly invested in the company. Besides, the issue has to be handled through legal means and not using demontrations. Simple grade 9 concepts learnt in civics
Come to England and see how illegal demonstrators are brutalised. It is horses, teargas and manhandling. I have never heard of any nonsense of taking the police commander to the ICC. Why do you always have to look outside to resolve your internal issues. If you did not know the West wants you to fail at all costs so that they can control you. If you run your internal affairs amicably it is much to their dismay. Should UPND and MMD be demonstrating or should they be using their MPs to table this is issue in the parliament. The answer is obvious but they have opted for the easy work of NGOs – really shameful.
No.2 This kind of nonsese is what makes Zambia such a sad place. The right to protest is a human right and no one should suggest that people deserve to be beaten up by police. Zambians will regret the day they elected this government. It has been a disaster from day one, taking the country back to the 80s. I am being generous actually because I know Kenneth Kaunda was a lot more tolerant.
Chi Richard shut up!
The police are only doing what they would have done regardless of what regime was in charge.
This is a joke and those youths are probably 2 families, knowing how Zambian men breed their children without taking responsibilities
Laughable, just another story to goad me once more
Thanks
sensible contribution for the first time with a little bit of bull shit…..
I have nothing more to add to what you have said, Mushota. Thanks.
Walasa chikashana!
There is nothing illegal about demonstrations.
@6. Amayama which UK are you talking about. Policemen get tried and convicted for using violence on protestors. Stop the lies. There is a difference between controlling riots and demonstrations. Seems Ukwanites are all congenital liars. Your charity Katanga would not be in office today if she did that nonsense in the UK. She would have been dragged before the Independent police complaints authority over her stupid behaviour. Don’t compare policing in the UK to some failed state!
A demonstration without police permit is illegal. If only you saw how the friends of the earth were dealt with.
# 7 Ben……
Even in a democracy there are rules and regulations to be followed. Anarchy and lawlessness are not synonymous with democracy.
Its that simple
LT we need the pictures for these UPND cadres on how they were baptised by our might ZP (buju), Boma ni Boma!!!!!!
check front page of todays post newspaper….
Ba Rod naimwe chamibaba MCS is presido. Go to UK.
Actually the Police even spared these characters, they should have even lockedup these bastards to deter them from future protests till 2016. Rubbish, the Country has rules and the due process of law. Have you never watched Protestors in Europe being handled by their law enforcing Agents? This was just a tip of an iceberg, that beating they got!!
MMD should not even comment on this, far from the Mongu scenario!!
POLICE STATE INDEED. I JUST HOPE HH & UPND LIKE THE ZIMBAMBWIANS IN LONDON WILL GIVE SATA THE BROOM BCOZ THAT IS THE PROFESSIONAL HE UNDERSTANDS BETTER THAN GOVERNING. GIVE UKWA THE BROOM, GIVE UKWA THE BROOM, GIVE UKWA THE BROOM……….! VIVA HH & UPND, YOU ARE THE ONLY HOPE FOR THE SUFFERING ZAMBIAN MASSES NOT THIS MUGABE CADRE.
he refused to get the broom from the zimbabweans…
As for the zimbabweans, instead of this nonsense against Sata, they should just learn from him (and clever Zambians) how to remove powerful incumbents. *****s. Sata may have swept Victoria Station and majority of Zambians who have studied in UK regardless oftime will tell you they have done odd jobs to make a bit of money as students. Some of you out there are changing diapers in old peoples homes, cleaning toilets etc. What’s worse?
# 6 Amayama. You have a selilique false knowledge to comment about UK police brutalising its citizens. Yesterday there was a protest against Mr. Michael Sata both at the Queen’s meeting he was attending and at our Zambian embassy. This protest by Zimbabweans and others is because Sata has exhibited unstatemaship among SADIC heads of states for shouting ZANU slogans and open support of dictator Mugabe in the region. There were no arrests made by police of the demonstrators. Don’t match Zambian police force with a civilised MET police force. Today demonstrations against Mr Sata are taking place in Geniva Switzerland for the same reasons of UK protests. No arrest can/will be made in civilised countries where citizens express themselves without fear.
These Demonstrators did not have a permit to do there action so they must be arrested and charged according to the Law.if found wanting the demonstrators must be punished accordingly and if it means jail then let the law take its course.
Dollar
The best MMD can do is to be quiet . they’re the ones who enacted this Public Order… law after charity mulundika case. Ask Miyanda he will explain. he was vice president then
Youths ..please lets not be used.
# 11
– A democracy is tolerant of protest. It respects the rights of everyone, even if it is a minority. Every view has the right to be heard, no matter how much others disagree with it. So called “law and order” is an excuse for intolerance. The days of dictatorship in Zambia are gone and I hope Zambians won’t sit back as their freedom is whittled away, no matter how much they like this government.
Pls bloggers stop misinforming no police permit was needed. And the reason of the case being before courts is not for the commissioner to decide if it was tantamont to contept of court. It seems we need to speak from the informed position and not just blogging because the affected are not in your favour. Police brutality is wrong whether it is against UPND or PF cadres. Especially when this is applied selectively, we saw kaponyas demostrate right within the High Court premises and no police brutalized them. Hence this time around the only reason it is happening is bacause HE MCS has allowed it like Mugabe does with simillar cases.
Am disappointed with the police, lack of professionalism.
I hope UPND youth whom are nursing wounds today have learnt a valuable lesson, next time your leader sends you ask him to accompany you let him lead from the front.
Zambia Police will dish out the same treatment again  if you come out on to my streets without papers. No rubbish in my town.Â
Get well soon.
With warmiest regards
Ms. Charity Katanga
Lusaka province Police commissioner
Peacefull demostrations are a good recipe for a thriving democracy. You DO NOT need a police permit to hold peaceful demostrations….The Public Order Act is very clear on this. All that is needed is to inform the police 7days before so that they can deploy thier people to monitor the situation…PERIOD
#6, Please do not mislead others, British police are in a different class, very professional and cannot be compared to the brutal, trigger-happy and blood thirsty Zambia police. It is sad that some people are happy with police brutality.
Imwe fi MMD, you have forgotten what you did to the Lozis & George braggocio Mpombo a few months ago. Be careful with the regional party!
the policemen and women behaved extremely bad. Those youth had no weapons why beating them like that. one thing that i ve observed in zambia is that peaceful demonstration are only accepted by the police if they support the govt of the day. mmd chaps are not the right people to comment.
Unacceptable behaviour from the police and shows very clearly that they have aligned themselves with PF. On another note the poor UPND cadres who went to be battered without their leader – If HH was serious why wasn’t he leading this protest?
This is like:
Police: “Nizakumenya!”
UPND: “Unganimenye ngati ufuna! Uzaona!”
Police: “Iwe – cokako uko! Nizakukwapula ine ka!”
UPND: “Fuseke! Sinicokako – anso nizacipwanya ici!” >>CRASH<<
Wanyopola!
UPND: "Mayoooo! Cizanipaya ici!!!! Mayooooo! Cinyoni pa ka njovu! Cioneni!!!!"
Kachingwe cud u pls shut up!
Police warned u but u went ahead.This is the benefit of spending whole day reading ZWD.They have put u in hot soup.
WONDERS SHALL NEVER END. I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY IN MY COUNTRY GHANA THAT CIVILIAN PROTESTS ARE MET WITH POLICE BRUTALITIES. AFRICA IS SOOOOOOO SWEET !
BROS, TAKE CARE.
@ 7 Ben,
Allow me to disagree with you on Mr. Kenneth Kaunda being benevolent, kind and tolerant, oh no! In 1986 on the Copperbelt hundreds of young people who protested over mealie meal, I mean lack of it, were mercilessly shot dead by the trigger excited police. The same fate awaited those who duplicated the protests in Lusaka in 1990. The police then were far more brutal and fearsome than they are today under democracy. I never head the president denouncing and reprimanding the police for their brutal methods in quelling crowds. This was and still is the accepted way of dealing with enemies of state. At least that’s how  protesters against government are perceived to be, in my view.
Blacks cannot manage or govern themselves. Blacks deserve to be slave under a white guy as their master. Blacks are just bad people.
MMD and UPND must approach Besigye of Uganda for lessons on protests against the state. You don’t do it by proxy!!! YOU MUST BE IN THE PROTEST CROWD to be noted! FOOOOOOOOLLLLSSSS!!!
Totalitarian state
Ba Lusaka Times, why don’t you publish my comments? What’s wrong with you? What don’t you understand about freedom of expression? Why do you always censor my posts?Â
Shut up you dead Party MMD, what are you condemning, the Police did a good job to teach those stupid boys a lesson. You opposition party for nothing. What could you have done if it was you. Shut your mouths you opposition parties full of nothing.
:)>-dont you know there are laws in every country which must be abided by, if you dont then suffer the consequences of your actions and dont cry like a baby afterwards.shame on you hapless misfits who cant take the pain of their actions,be a man and take your pain, after all, you asked for it.
Shut your mouth MMD! Leave the condemning to other people! You are the least qualified party to condemn police brutality
Well done mama Charity Katanga. We are behind you. Thanks for maintaining law and order in the city. The UPND cadres were denied a permit by the POLICE. So what they did they expect, to be treated like Heroes or Champions when they are on the wrong side of the law. No ways. Even in DCs, the wrong doers are not treated with kid gloves. To the youths plse, dont be used by cheap politicians who have lost directions and are now bitter. Job Wel done madam Katanga for maintaining peace. Twalumba!
I WONDER WHO WILL STAND AS PRESIDENT IN 2016 BETWEEN HH AND MUMBA IN THIS LATEST PACT.
The MMD are the architect of the public order act law, so they should know better than comment on this issue. They squeezed the opposition using the act as an excuse. The Mongu issue is still fresh in peoples minds!
The permit to demonstarte is denied because the reasons advanced are kind of frivolous. What would a law abiding citizen do in this instance? The youths of Zambia must learn not to be used as pawns by these selfish politicians. Where, were the top leadership when all this was unfolding? Which UPND party offficial was reasoning with the police officers when these youths who may have been given tujili were trying to run battles with the police. Let political parties know that, the police force is there to protect both the aggrieved and not aggrieved parties. To begin questioning the action taken by the police when you were denied a permit is damn. No permit to any law abiding citizen is NO. Go back to the drawng board and find another avenue. Beware YOUTHS you are being used for mahala!!!!
An illegal gathering is just that and should be treated accordingly.
There seems to be a confusion in some people’s minds between a RIOT and a peaceful demonstration. Police are supposed to stop riots not peaceful demonstrations.
They are singing the ‘human rights song’.
The MMD and UPND have hired a lawyer called Robert Amsterdam, who specializes in pressuring governments by claiming human rights violations. His clients have been Mikhael Khodorovsky of Russia and Thaksin of Thailand.
They have NOTHING to run on, and the game they are playing is both treasonous and extremely dangerous to the country.
It can lead to foreign invasion and occupation, with tens or hundreds of thousands of people getting killed.
The PF have to wake up to this tactic.
google: Opposition petition donors through Henry’s lawyer maravi