Officers from the joint investigative wing this afternoon charged outspoken human rights campaigner for drug trafficking.
After long hours of interrogation at DEC offices, Mr Changala was jointly charged with his sister Agnes Kawandami for trafficking in psychotropic substances.
The two are being detained in police custody after spending Thursday night in police cells.
They were yesterday arrested after police found drugs in Changala’s house after they raided his house last week.
Changala and Ms Kawandami were detained at Ridgeway Police Post and were only interrogated today.
Changala was driven to Kabwe where the police picked up his sister.
[pullquote]Ms Kawandami, a nurse has insisted that the drugs the police picked up and are claiming to be ecstasy are infact Vermox used to deworm children.[/pullquote]
Ms Kawandami, a nurse has insisted that the drugs the police picked up and are claiming to be ecstasy are infact Vermox used to deworm children.
Earlier, officers summoned Changala to their offices for questioning concerning medical tablets that they collected when they raided his house last week on Wednesday.
Mr Changala’s lawyer Gilbert Phiri confirmed the development saying that the officers summoned his client around 12:00 hours on Wednesday to answer questions on some tablets they had collected from his home.
Mr Phiri said the officers demanded that Mr Changala’s sisters who apparently forgot the tablets in his house appear before the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) officers to answer questions regarding the tablets.
He said unfortunately Changala’s sister Agness Kawandami had travelled to Kabwe and the officers demanded that they be driven to Kabwe to search for her.
Mr Phiri said his client was asked to accompany the officers to Kabwe in an effort to have his sister’s explanation as to why she was having the tablets.
Cheap Shot
Is this true or Witch Hunting?
Guys this kind of witch hunt is pure malice. My advice to those being targeted by the PF is, buy secret cameras and make sure you document each every evidence they collect so that it becomes hard to temper with it.
Detain Wander
I always try to comment with the utmost of restraint, but let it out is the best way forward. We are ruled by a bunch of cowards! They intimidate people just to protect their own deceit from being exposed. Not realizing that as they cover the front, they expose their butt, and as they try to cover their butt, they expose their genitals!
Lesson: The truth is a lengthier cloth that will preserve you in dignity!
YAYA……..OLO LWANYA NOMBA
This is the most stupid thing ever. Witch hunting in 2013. PF should let this guy go now, because on this one they will anger the wrong kind of international organization. The human rights guy is correct, you cannot shoot innocent civilians, for wanting a claim of their own land. Looking at you ZNS stop it now.
I dont buy any of this someone doesnt like them, this is bad, what a mothers nightmare! please release them, what has befallen that beautiful old town? it seems like they are now targeting only people from Broken Hill town, maybe the residents are sharper and see things black and white a threat to someone.
WE AS THE PEOPLE ARE DEEPLY OPOSED TO THE WAY THE PF IS RUNNING GOVERNMENT. STOP PERSECUTING INNOCENT CITIZENS JUST BECAUSE THEY HABOUR DIFFERENT VIEWS FROM YOURS. YOUR TACTICS OF INSTILLING FEAR IN CITIZENS WILL NEVER WORK. THIS IS PURE TORTURE OF AN INNOCENT SOUL AND GOD WILL PUNISH ALL THOSE INVOLVED IN THESE COOKED-UP SCAMS. YOU HAVE JUST FAILED TO GOVERN THE COUNTRY. WHAT WE NEED YOU TO DO IS CALL FOR FRESH ELECTIONS NOW SO THAT THE PEOPLE OF ZAMBIA CAN SHOW YOU WHAT THEY THINK OF YOU. IF ANYONE DIES IN POLICE CUSTODY THIS COUNTRY WILL GO UP IN FLAMES. PEOPLE ARE WATCHING AND LISTENING AND DONT THINK THEY WILL FORGET. WE WILL ENSURE THAT YOU PAY FOR ALL THESE ATROCITIES YOU ARE COMMITTING. WE ARE VERY ANGRY WITH PF AND ONE DAY EVERYTHING WILL JUST EXPLODE AND YOU WONT HANDLE IT.
You are killing my sight with this kind of bold letters i have to twitch my eyes, i cant finish reading your comment very dangerfull bane.
@cindy
kekekekekeke,,, the man is angry hence the screaming in bold lettters
This is stupidity at its highest level been portrayed by PF.Zambia is for us all and why this intimidation from PF that we nerver saw in MMD 20 years rule.Mr Sata stop these tensions rising around the country.When people’s hearts turn against you you will suffer a lot in your heart and it will dent your legacy.
DEC should be disbanded since they are being used as a PF political terrorist wing.This is total nonsense and when these cases are taken to court the state enters nolle prosqui..thats after making people sleep in cells.The courts should start making the police or DEC pay with costs for persecuting innocent Zambians.We all have vermox tablets in our homes does that make us drug trafickers?
*****ic. We deserve better.
vermox sure for killing Nyongolosi
vermox sure for killing Nyongolosi deworming
They want us to start using ebu.
Too bad.Am sure those drugs were planted.I don’t trust ba DEC.Those chaps are corrupt.
How come you radically criticize Government today, tomorrow you are a drug dealer. Doesn’t seem to add up for me.
It was same for that Evelyn Hone former journalism lecturer(Hamasaka). DEC tried something, but they failed, may be due to the presence of his lawyer during the search.
Changala is a chalk man, not drug man. Just release him imwe!
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this level of dullness is beyond kaponya because if you are going to cook up a story about some one cook up facts i hate to say this but i hope all the cops involved in this be cursed now may death come to them and there families speedly and death to all politicians trying to harm innocent people may darkness now come on them and mourning start now you are cursed for abusing the innocent until you all repent this is your potion
I shall pray for you former classmate and great friend. Because of your great attitude to people of all walks of life I dismissed all stereotyping of bembas, you having been my first bemba friend. Please read Psalm 23 esp verses 4; “Yes, though I (Brebner) walk through the (deep, sunless) valley of death, I will fear or dread no evil, for You (God) are with me, Your rod (to protect) and Your staff (to guide), they comfort me” and 6, “Surely Your (God) goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever” and Psam 50 vs 15 “And call on me (i.e God) in the day of trouble; I (God) will deliver you (Brebner), and you (Brebner) shall honour and glorify me (God)”. Cast your burdens unto Jesus Christ.
they do not want to repent and think Zambians are so dull that they cannot correctly interpret this as PERSECUTION.Truth shall prevail over evil machinations.No wonder many who voted for you are painfully regretting as yours is a severely restrictive regime.