The Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has backed calls that anyone found perpetuating violence should be brought to book and dealt with in accordance with the law.
LAZ has also said it supports calls that the Electoral Code of Conduct should be amended to give more authority to the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to effectively deal with vices such as the violence seen in the last Mufumbwe parliamentary by-election.
LAZ president Stephen Lungu said this in a statement issued in Lusaka yesterday.
He said LAZ will try to seek audience with political leaders for further discussion on the quest for peace, which the nation wants guaranteed by 2011.
“We, therefore, join all right-meaning members of the public in condemning the recent violence which characterised the by-elections in Mufumbwe,” Mr Lungu said.
He said the 2011 general elections are near, and it would be folly to presume that there is no risk of a repeat of the recently reported violence on a larger scale.
“We must as a people take proactive steps to curb a repeat of what happened in the by-election. We must as a people make a deliberate decision to say no to violence of any kind.
“We must take all steps necessary to ensure that the incidents that happened in Mufumbwe in the last by-elections do not repeat themselves. We must decide to act now to ensure that these vices do not recur in this beloved country,” Mr Lungu said.
He said the nation wants to see a day when the election language by political leaders is not personal, but that of national development and the public’s direct beneficial interest.
Mr Lungu said Zambians must strive to ensure that the exchange of vulgar and abusive language during campaigns and general acts to demean and belittle each other publicly come to an end.
He said abusive language, derogatory remarks and publicly-demonstrated violence send a wrong signal to the younger generation, who are the leaders of tomorrow.
[ Zambia Daily Mail ]
But LAZ ,you are part of the problem. You are a one sided association and how do you expect? 😮
Anarchists will be destroyed by patriotic and peace loving people without tolerance.
The mapatizya and Chawama massacre formula will be destroyed at its heart. Just watch its fate.The nation has so much capacity of patriotism to destroy the spirit, voice and heart of anarchy preemptively.
trolling desparados have misunderstood the tolerance ratio of our strong national democratic values being defended in rejecting tribalism, mercenary, unpatriotism, satanism, masonary and queer interest Die Zambia, Mapatizya formula and Chawama massacre trolls represent.
Your expectation for kids gloves and space for mapatizya formula is pure utopia.
I retaliate, a lesson to Mapatizya formula trolls is that selfless patriotic peaceful citizens will purge you against your will.
A lesson for you
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We must as a people take proactive steps to curb a repeat of what happened in the by-election. We must as a people make a deliberate decision to say no to violence of any kind.
The person next to you is your brother or sister love him or her.
As long as we have old fellas in politics, personal attacks will never end. We need young pipo to get involved and bring up news ideas. Sata, Chiluba namuyabo Banda are tired men and they should retire. HH is okey and make a difference but he has also been spoiled by the old fellas….
Correct statement. Now start putting it into action. Arrest William Banda
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#4 Patriot – 1st talk about William Banda. And dont think because MMD is in power we cannot fight to the bitter end. Just look at Thailand
Start with Depoting R ** or Sorry William Banda.