A senior reporter from Times of Zambia last month April was assaulted and detained for over an hour at Chipata Central Police for taking pictures of police officers who were manhandling a cyclist for allegedly breaking traffic rules.
This kind of violence by police is depressing. How can the police who are supposed to uphold the law behave in such a manner?
Tags: freedom of speech
May 10, 2008 at 7:33 pm |
Depressing indeed. What is more surprising the little attention it has got in the mainstream press. A Human Rights Commission with adequate powers along the lines of the Mungomba Draft Constitution is the only way to redress these issues. Nice blog by the way!