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2 Chinese Nationals Arrested After They Beat Up 3 Zambian Workers For Demanding Wages
Two Chinese nationals were on Sunday arrested after beating up three Zambian nationals including a security guard of Mulungushi University in Kabwe.
The duo were arrested by the Zambia police around 16:00hrs on Sunday following a tip off from panorama security firm guards who caught the two culprits with the help of the victims.
Efforts to get a comment from central province police commissioner Standwel Lungu failed as he was reported to be in Lusaka attending to other official duties while Police spokesperson Elizabeth Kanjela’s cell phone went unanswered.
A Mulungushi University security guard Henry Natamoyo confirmed the development.
Mr Natamoyo said he received a report around 15:00hrs on Sunday from the workers that the Chinese employers would leave the following day without paying the workers their wages. Because of this information, the Zambian workers decided to demand for their wages.
However,the Chinese contractors decided not to give in to the workers’ demands but opted to physically deal with the workers.
Mr. Natamoyo said when he tried to intervene in the matter he learnt that the Chinese had locked up one Zambian worker in the toilet whom they had brutally assaulted.
Mr. Natamoyo further explained that as he tried to go towards the toilet, one Chinese national blocked him from getting to the toilet in order to prevent him from seeing the assaulted worker.
“After I found the first Chinese, he told me not to proceed to the toilet but I insisted. Then I saw six Chinese nationals brutally beating a helpless Zambian national who was trying to escape from the toilet and I took a video of their brutality using my [mobile] phone.” said Mr. Matamoyo.
Mr. Natamoyo further said that one of the six [and main culprit] named Mr. Chu [commonly known as Yeye noticed his initiative of capturing the incident as evidence, and confronted him kicking him in the leg and he dropped the cell phone thereby distorting the clip.
“He ran after me [like u can see in the video] and kicked me in the leg then my phone fell. He picked it, grabbed my radio and continued kicking me while I was still on the ground until a group of fellow Zambian workers rescued me and helped get my phone and radio back.” explained Mr. Natamoyo.
“He ran after me [like u can see in the video] and kicked me in the leg then my phone fell. He picked it, grabbed my radio and continued kicking me while I was still on the ground until a group of fellow Zambian workers rescued me and helped get my phone and radio back.” explained Mr. Natamoyo.
And a bricklayer, Samson Zulu confirmed to ZANIS that it was true that it was six Chinese nationals who beat him up.
In his explanation of the incident, Mr. Zulu said that upon hearing that their debtor and employer, Mr. Chu would be leaving [today], he together with his colleagues demanded for their wages worth millions of kwacha from their employer who declined to give it to them for over a month.
Mr. Zulu said they (Chinese) first started with hitting his colleague, Honest Mulenga with a bottle in the head and the other hit him on his hand thus causing deep injuries in the hand and a cut in the victim’s head.
“We found them drinking and chatting in readiness to leave for Lusaka and humbly asked about our money as we learnt that they were leaving [today] and they told us to see them at some other time but when we insisted, Mr. Wang called me aside.
“ Without realising it was a plan, Mr. Chu hit my shoulder from behind with a bottle and when I fell in agony the six started kicking me all over, strangled my neck and then dragged me to the toilet where they continued with their brutality.” lamented Mr. Zulu.
Mr. Zulu who showed evidence of the strangulation and bruises to ZANIS further said that he only found a chance to flee when the culprits were alarmed that Mr. Natamoyo and the other workers were heading to the toilet.
The perpetrators then later drove off but Mr. Natamoyo called the police and commanded security personnel at the gate not to allow them through thus forcing the perpetrators to abandon their vehicles at the gate and rushed to the main road to try and catch a lift to Lusaka but to no avail.
Two of the Chinese nationals were arrested around 16:00hrs, whilst three initially fled but later appeared at Central Police in Kabwe hours later, trying to bribe the police officers who arrested two.
The main culprit, Mr. Chu, is still in hiding but his whereabouts are allegedly known by the police.
ZANIS
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Zed
January 15, 2013 at 10:12 am
I wont be suprise to hear that these chiness fools have been scot-free by our hungrey officers,after accepting bribes,Its disgusting!!!sometimes i wonder why such things continue happening in our country to innocent zmabians,Probbably the answer is very simple,our courts and police force are so weak and corrupt that its very easy for to getaway with such…And we ask why other people are racists??its acts like this that make people hate them!!these chinese think they can come in our country and make their own rules?shoot,beat,rape you name them!!these people are animals…do we have to continously suffer because they are “supposedly”bringing development? my foot! at the expense of our brothers and sisters? Ba government can you please intervene before this nation is turned into a ZOO.
concerned
January 15, 2013 at 10:26 am
why r we (Zambians)treated like this? same thing happened to the late Mr Kabaso of Ndola killed for demanding his wage from his Somalian boss, now today its another fellow zambians demanding for the wage they worked for from their chinese boss, but what do they get in return- beaten up like thieves stealing from the vine yard. NO 1 IS ABOVE THE LAW AND NO FOREIGNER HAS THE RIGHT TO MISTREAT A ZAMBIAN according to Act…. section…. of the Laws of Zambia, let the ministry that deals with the human rights put this into consideration and let JUSTICE PREVAIL and the culprits be punished for the crime and abusing of the human rights.
Umupandapwiti
January 15, 2013 at 11:25 am
I think we should just take the law into our own hands and go all gangster on these mozaf*ck*rs. It seems the police have failed us pafula. You can imagine what would happen to Zambians if they were to behave like these chukuchuku in China, they would probably be hanged.
Bana Mpundu
January 16, 2013 at 8:33 am
I support that move, the Police are so corrupt and will let free these culprits.
m.i.g
January 15, 2013 at 11:45 am
its rily sad th@ our brothers hav 2 suffer 2 get w@ rightfuly belongs 2 them.imagine a zambian beating a chineese in china.These pipo ar serious taking advantage of us.they want 2 b zambians & us foriegners. shame on them.
pastor Mukange
January 15, 2013 at 11:52 am
The government should do something! Even the same people who were beaten should make sure those culprits are jailed! You can’t go to China and misbehave as a foreigner and you get away with such nonsense!
Mutototo 2
January 15, 2013 at 1:24 pm
Some Chinese nationals think they can do anything and get away with it and i won’t be surprised if this case goes cold because Police are not doing enough-in terms of prosecuting such culprits.
Kulekwamyo Kapyololo
January 15, 2013 at 1:36 pm
A Samson Zulu you are a disgrace to “Samson the Strongest Man” and also to Shaka Zulu “Inkhosi ya MaNkosi”. We should actually change your name to “Delele Mwanachingwalala”. I mean what manner of Zulu are you who would be clobbered by foreigners in your own kingdom? Mwalakwa ndithu a Zulu!
Chikusa
January 15, 2013 at 1:53 pm
This is a disgrace! Whats this? You can’t go to China and misbehave as a foreigner and you get away with such nonsense!
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Danger Man
January 15, 2013 at 2:06 pm
Lets take the law into our own hands, perhaps that will remind them that they are aliens!
mutwe
January 15, 2013 at 2:24 pm
We cant allow this WBV Worker Based Violence.
Economist
January 15, 2013 at 2:36 pm
Kodi utu tubantu nitumasavage chabe ka? Why so many cases of violence from only these investors?
fk
January 15, 2013 at 3:24 pm
Human rights where are you?these pipo are toothless,if zambians were to take the law in their hands and clobber these idiots(the chinese with their babysh faces and penis)you would have being talking about respecting human rights.plz help zambian by supporting them and probaly help in presecuting such cases otherwise keep quiet.
ba medza
January 15, 2013 at 4:30 pm
We jst fear these chaps because of what we watch in their movies otherwise they menyeble[bangamenyewe]
She - knows
January 15, 2013 at 4:39 pm
Lets petition Kabwe Central Police to deal with this case conclusively. We will not allow those chinese burgers to bribe thier way out of this one.
Kiyosaki
January 15, 2013 at 5:33 pm
Natamoyo, what a Security Guard!
Umusambashi
January 15, 2013 at 7:21 pm
Ths isnt time for police…thz pipo r toothless. Th best and most effective is to take thngs in one’s own hands -; tools down bonse and boss uwulewonse uwaisa pa station atti kujob kumuma…kufelelafye mumisenge…china csnnot benefit at th expense of poor zambian
HOPE 4 BETTER
January 15, 2013 at 9:38 pm
Zambian law is like a cobweb, it only catches small insects. Those with bigger pockets are likely to escape.
Uwatambile Baskopo
January 15, 2013 at 10:04 pm
Hee Hee Hee Heeee! Twa Kung Fu utwaice twabaponona abena Zambia!
Uwatambile Baskopo
January 15, 2013 at 10:11 pm
I wish I was there. I cud have made a kung fu movie and sold it to DSTV
Stress
January 16, 2013 at 7:06 am
Kill them all.
Mujahideen
January 16, 2013 at 7:11 am
Take them to sinazongwe and strong tongas will deal with them not these weak bembas and abena chipata. Use yo muscles bambala. They will be freed u will remain complaining
Amai Tilikuseli
January 16, 2013 at 9:46 am
President Satas investers they have seen the weakness of Zambians and they will never leave for China. Tabakaye we just have to get used to them kawili ndife vipuuba.
PNL
January 16, 2013 at 10:19 am
There is a serious alibi of foreigners breaking the law at will. It means the government is weak. Check how this will turn out. These idiots will be released and they will go free. Mark my words, non will be imprisoned.
Kanda Mbuzi
January 16, 2013 at 1:07 pm
Guys enough is enough you cant continue ukulaponoka fye lyonse, Why?They use you,you ask for your wage,what do you get paid with? Ukuponoka.Even when the ratio is 10 to 5,you still get beaten,next time i want to hear that a Chines has been taught a good lesson period.
Kanda Mbuzi
January 16, 2013 at 1:16 pm
It doesnt make sense guys,bamiponona,you report the issue to the police,police gets juiced up,the Chinese gets back on the street,what about you? You lose your Job,your wages.How i wish i found myself in that kind of situation one on one,i would fight till the last drop of my blood and it would be either him or me to wind up from the face of this earth.
joni
January 16, 2013 at 1:57 pm
Mr Henry Natamoyo is not the Registrar of the MU nor the right person to comment on the matter.Lets get to the Bottom of the issues before we condnm the Chinese.Have we heard the side of the story from the chinese.Natamoyo is not the police he should have reported the matter to the police than taking things in his hands.Stick to your job than interfering in matters which does not concern you.By Tunfwenko Chibusa
cherry
January 16, 2013 at 3:48 pm
why hire the people you can not afford to pay?please foreign nationals respect our brothers and sisters who are working for you even if they not educated to your expectations.otherwise one day we all rise up against you days are never the same.you are not more people than us just because you have cash.
Bochenifye
January 16, 2013 at 4:06 pm
I love South Africa.Here they would necklace all chinese one by one with a burning tyre,mysteriously until govt act.Can you do this in China.Sata is stupidd president evr seen
smart
January 16, 2013 at 6:34 pm
THESE GUYS WILL SEE RED ONE…DO NOT TAKE US FOR A RIDE YOU CHINA AND SOMALI PIGS…ONE DAY WE SHALL BURN 1 TO ASHES.
ffffffffR
January 16, 2013 at 10:04 pm
Two of them beat three zambians? Just goes to show that Zambians are lazy bones?
Zed
January 17, 2013 at 10:00 am
Its not that Zambians are lazy bones ..these guys are taught on defence machanism such that the time they are coming to zambia they can overpower ten commandors,one chinese is equall to ten commandors in zambia..so a civillian zambia is just like a new born babies..the bottom line is that we are just peacefull people .