Kasosa’s Logic Baffles FDD Opposition Forum for Democracy and Development, FDD, have issued a statement condemning the behaviour of Copperbelt police chief Joyce Kasosa following the attack on United Party for National Development (UPND) leader Hakainde Hichilema by ruling Patriotic Front cadres. Hichilema on Sunday escaped from SUN FM using the rooftop to survive possible harm from armed PF cadres that were baying for his blood. Below is the FDD statement 15th April, 2014 Press Release JOYCE KASOSA’S STANCE ON POLITICAL VIOLENCE IS VERY WORRYING The stance of Copperbelt Province Police Commissioner, Joyce Kasosa on political violence being perpetrated by PF cadres is very worrying. Instead of condemning the violence and concentrating on caging the violent PF thugs, Ms Kasosa is busy condemning the opposition political leaders for not asking for police permission and for not notifying the police whenever they want to address their supporters or go to radio stations. Honestly, it is the job of Kasosa and her fellow police officers to cage those PF thugs. It is very illogical and unfair for Kasosa to blame the opposition leaders who are the innocent victims of PF violence. Last week, Joyce Kasosa condemned President Edith Nawakwi for not asking for permission from the police to hold an indoor meeting with FDD officials at the FDD Offices in Ndola saying it was a breach of The Public Order Act. Today, Ms. Kasosa is blaming the management of Sun FM Radio for not notifying the police that they were to host President Hakainde Hichilema after he was attacked by PF cadres in Ndola, forcing him to escape through the rooftop of Insurance House. From her sentiments, it is very clear that Commissioner Kasosa does not understand the provisions of the Public Order Act. The word ‘public’ means “open to all or involving the whole community”. Clearly, a private meeting at someone’s office as was the case with the meeting President Nawakwi was having in Ndola at the FDD offices does not fall under the realm of The Public Order Act. If we have to follow Kasosa’s misguided interpretation of the Public Order Act then it means that we all have to ask for police permits or at least notify the police every time we gather at church for prayers or when we gather at a funeral for mourning or even when we gather in our homes for lunch or family meetings. And that is a very wrong interpretation of the Act. We implore Ms Joyce Kasosa to take time to read the Christine Mulundika versus the Attorney General Judgment in which the Supreme Court of Zambia ruled that in a democracy one does not need to ask for permission from the police to assemble or to peaceably protest because the right to protest or assemble is a fundamental right enshrined in the Constitution of Zambia. As Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD), we wish to condemn in the strongest terms the PF violent attacks on President Hakainde Hichilema and his entourage when he made an appearance on Sun FM Radio in Ndola, last week. We challenge Commissioner Joyce Kasosa to bring those PF thugs who attacked Mr. Hichilema and his entourage to book. Instead of her issuing shallow and empty statements blaming the victims of violence for not notifying or getting permission from the police before addressing the people, Kasosa should get down to work and cage those PF thugs. She knows them. Prepared and issued by: Antonio Mwanza FDD Spokesperson zambiareports/2014/04/15/kasosas-logic-baffles-fdd/
Posted on: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 15:22:07 +0000
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