Number 43                                                               September 2003

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Police Torture Mad man to death
By Monica Kunda
A police officer of Airport police post in Mongu beat up a mad person to death for picking up two packets of Vanilla biscuit..

LRF Condemns Search on Lawyer
By Madube Pasi Siyauya
The Legal Resources Foundation (LRF) has expressed its concern on the treatment of lawyers in Zambia by the task force investigating the plunder of the economy.

Retiree Loses K13m To Kaloba
By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe
A retiree who committed part of his retirement benefits to a Kaloba (lending money at hefty interest) had his K15m cheque grabbed from him by the Kaloba colleague.

Officer in Charge Lies To DPP
By Delphine Hampande.
The Chawama police officer in charge last month lied to the Director of Public Prosecution's office in a bid to run away from prosecution.

Murder Suspect Bribes Police
By Madube Pasi Siyauya
A murder suspect at Mukobeko Maximum Prison is alleging that he bribed police officers not to be arrested for the crime.

School Girl Takes Teacher To Police For Assault
By Delphine Hampande
A GRADE eight pupil at Chimba Basic School in Kasama's Mungwi District was last month expelled from school for taking a teacher who beat her up to the police.

Wife Kills Hubby In Self Defence
By Monica Kunda
A housewife of APG Compound is suspected to have killed her husband when she squeezed his private parts in self-defence.

British Council Donates Two Computers To LRF
By Madube Pasi Siyauya
The British Council has donated two more computers to the Legal Resources Foundation (LRF) in its Africa Law Project.

Improve Conditions of ACC, Police, DEC
By Delphine Hampande
The inefficiency of prosecuting people involved in corruption cases in Zambia will continue to be experienced as long as Government does not consider increasing funding for involved stakeholders, a concerned citizen has observed.

Marketeers' Tax Should Be Revised
By Monica Kunda
Lusaka vendors have complained about the tax not being commensurate to what they sell per day.

P/Officer Orders K1 Million Interest On K830, 000 Debt
By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe
CHIPATA's Fern Police Post recently ordered a debtor to pay about K1 million interest on a K830, 000 debt.

ZNBS Sells House Without Owner's Consent
By Monica Kunda
The Zambia National Building Society (ZNBS) allegedly sold a house belonging to John Simbotwe to former Foreign Affairs minister Sipakeli Walubita without the family consent.

Chibolya P/Officers Harass Woman
By Monica Kunda
Police officers of Chibolya Police Station on three occasions arrested and detained a woman for allegedly causing fire at the neighbour's house using witchcraft.

CBU Graduate Hails LRF
By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe
A former Copperbelt University of Zambia (CBU) student has hailed the Legal Resources Foundation (LRF) for coming to his aid.

Dad Mistreats Sons
By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe
A Mufulira parent has allegedly detained National Registration Cards (NRCs) and clothes for his twin sons after chasing them from home.

Plot To Swindle Old Lady Fails
By Monica Kunda
An old woman of Kalunga Lueti in Senanga has exposed a deal in which the administrator of her late son's estate attempted to swindle her out of money.

Chawama Police Officers Lobby For The Transfer Of Two Seniors
By LRF Staff
Some Chawama police officers and the community have asked Lusaka police commanding officer to consider transferring two senior officers at the station for various accusations.

Kasama LRF Asks Council Board To Meet
By Delphine Hampande
The Legal Resources Foundation has asked the Kasama Local government Appeals Board to meet and review the cases of all dismissed employees.

Chibolya Police Detain The Wrong Banda
By Monica Kunda
Chibolya police officers searched a man's house without a warrant and arrested him for bearing the same surname as a suspect.

P/ Officer Orders Burial Without A Post Mortem
By Delphine Hampande
A Serenje police officer in 2000 ordered someone to bury an old man who was murdered after being accused of practising witchcraft.

Chipata Rights Group Disobeys Court
By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe
Evidence for Human Rights and Justice (EHRJ) in Chipata evicted a widow from her matrimonial home disregarding a local court's order that the widow remains in her home.