The opposition PF has written to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights over the alleged torture of former president Edgar Lungu’s barber Shebby Chilekwa whilst in police custody.
This is after images depicting evidence of torture of Mr. Chilekwa emerged on social media.
PF Chairperson for Information Raphael Nakacinda said in a letter to the UN Commitee on Torture based in in Geneva, Switzerland dated 7th March 2022 that Mr. Chilekwa was tortured and treated in a degrading or inhuman way to the extent of him struggling to hear and that he was passing blood.
Mr. Nakachinda charged that government has endorsed the said torture and has failed, neglected or otherwise ignored its obligation under the convention against torture.
He alleged that government has not reacted to the said torture let alone punished the officers or even the cadres involved who belong to the same political party involved in the acts.
Mr Nakachinda has since demanded that government should compensate Mr. Chilekwa for the torture he suffered.
“In view of the above I implore your good office to investigate this matter, take Zambia to task and ensure that Shebby Chilekwa gets the protection he is entitled to both under the convention against torture and the Zambian Constitution. Further, I implore that the Honourable Court should compel Zambia to accordingly compensate Shebby Chilekwa and his family for the torture he suffered,” he said.
The Letter has been copied to to the Human Rights Commission in Zambia.
In the Moslem world, murderers are stoned to dealth, in Zambia, people want to treat them like victims. That’s the PF for you. Imagine if they were still in power, busy shielding murderers and corrupt chaps, as these was normal under their rule
Why haven’t you shown his face? We do not know whose backside this is. PF cadres have posted a lot of pictures of the allegedly tortured backside. They all seem to differ both in skin tone and nature of the torture wounds. One of the pictures was traced to a victim of torture in Uganda. PF should learn to be patient. There are no short cuts to a 5 year term. Nakacinda has crossed the line repeatedly. It is high time the law visited him so that he can prove the millions of allegations he has manufactured.
FooIish azzholes persecuting a weak innocent man. Why don’t you come after People like me. I will beat you all up including your ka president with his silly whlte mas0nic gloves. Fuseke
If true, a barber with a gun? What if he mistake hold to it thinking it was a shaving machine?
WHO KNOWS WHO’S BACK THAT IS ??
ANYWAY UN IS BUSY WITH UKRAINE AND NOT INTERESTED WITH YOUR PETTY COMPLAINT ABOUT A BARBER WHICH CAN BE HANDLED WITHIN ZAMBIA
REPORT IT LOCALLY
GARBAGE IS FLOWING AGAIN BY THE IMPOSTER
For ten years the corrupt PF beat up victims, put in prison 15 times the leader of the opposition, and KILLED two innocent citizens – and now you’re writing to the UN for next to nothing….? Bunch of c0wards…..!
HYPOCRITICAL COWARDS……….!
Nsama, Nsama, Lawrence Banda and 14 others killed by PF, their families are still mourning. Raphael Nakachinda sould tell the world what PF regime has done to the widows and orphans left behind?
When did the UN ever intervene in such cases? KK was unfairly locked up by Chiluba, HH was locked up, Sata was locked up. There was never UN coming to their rescue.
Remember PF using torture on HH at Mukobeko prison for fake treason charges? Their evils have come home to haunt them.
Which UN are u writing to you mwankoles? Is it the same organisations that for the past you ve been slandering? U ve even deported a US ambassodor-u think they ve forgotten? They too ll remind of your past arrogance jst like IMF refused to respond to Lusambo. Hahahahhaahhahaha. Time for u to suffer the same way aswell
The US and the UN are not the same thing
Chicken manure is more useful than the Zambian chapter of the Human Rights Commission
Wait for response from UN which will come
In 2026 and by then Zambians will be ready
To bury PF.