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Fr. Bwalya Demands K500,000 From Times For Libel
FRANK Bwalya is demanding K500,000 from the Times of Zambia as damages for publishing what he termed a libelous story.
In a letter addressed to the news editor at Times Printpak Zambia Limited, Bwalya, who is Alliance for Better Zambia president, made reference to the stories published in the Times of Zambia on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 and Thursday, May 16, 2013 under the headlines ‘Fr Bwalya backs gays’ and ‘Fr Bwalya under fire’.
Bwalya stated that in the story under the headline ‘Fr Bwalya backs gays’, the newspaper falsely and maliciously reported that he publicly supported gay marriages.
“Motivated by your usual malice against me you went ahead the following day Thursday, May 16, 2013 to cause to be published another false and malicious statement by one Reverend Pukuta Mwanza, director of Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia the following words; ‘He, Fr Bwalya is being used by Western groups who have promised to fund his political career but this is wrong and we will not accept this,…” stated Bwalya.
Bwalya demanded a retraction and an appropriate apology whose wording and manner of publication should be expressly approved by him.
He stated the payment of K 500,000 as damages and the apology should be fulfilled within nine days from the date of the letter of demand, failure to which he would have no option but to commence legal proceedings against the Times of Zambia without any further recourse to the newspaper.
Bwalya stated that these stories against him were extremely serious and highly injurious because the obvious inference from these malicious stories was that he encouraged conduct that was illegal in Zambia and that he promotes practices that were deemed intrinsically immoral in Zambia as a Christian nation and his church, the Roman Catholic Church.
He stated that the newspaper managed in the eyes of right thinking members of society to paint him as a person who supports law breakers and those who engage in immoral practices which was an offence in itself.
“You also managed to maliciously portray me as a Roman Catholic Priest who propagated practices contrary to the doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church which is a serious offence to be committed by a Roman Catholic Priest. You also managed to portray me as a politician who had chosen to promote illegal and immoral practices in exchange for money to advance my political career,” stated Bwalya.
Bwalya stated that as a confirmation that the newspaper’s motivation was malice and that they just manufactured the stories to destroy what he described as his hard-earned reputation, which he stated was his only real asset, the paper threw to the winds media ethics and professionalism by not getting in touch with him to get his side of the story.
He stated that for sure, the story was not a matter of life and death that needed to be published urgently, hence there was no justification to rush to publish the story.
“I do believe that if you were concerned about truth and objectivity you would have afforded to wait until you got my reaction before publishing your malicious stories,” stated Bwalya.
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MAFUPA YOKOYOKO
July 5, 2013 at 3:11 pm
GG Fr. Bwalya! Umwenso naubengila bambuli balekutina so da only way they can defeat u is 2 destroy yo name. Wibaleka ba koswe till they repair da damage thev caused u. GG FB… tuli bonse 2016.
Aldehyde Phiri
July 5, 2013 at 3:31 pm
E mapolitics mwalefwaya ba Fra. Mwaliba imboyo, inkopo, amacikufi, ameno, in short everything that is disallowed in boxing.
Happy
July 5, 2013 at 3:32 pm
Dr mumba!just go back and reconcile with God
Niceday
July 5, 2013 at 3:35 pm
Father Bwalya! You thought you were clever when you went to give a talk at an OSISA workshop. You thought people do not know that OSISA supports LGBTI to the effect that they are paying the legal fees for a case involving a gay HIV activist in the Zambian High Court. Next time choose the right workshops to attend.
xxx
July 5, 2013 at 3:55 pm
Father Bwalya is a broke ass!!!!
Sir jeff
July 5, 2013 at 6:08 pm
Frank but.. ufwilefye first uisachita apologise for what u did to us zambians. U n catholic church plus Luonde supported PF like u were God. I think u need to be punished even harder. In fact be jailed. I urge Paya Farmer to give Bwalya a good beating
Tondo wabula nsafu but ukupulukuta cimo naba nsafu
July 5, 2013 at 6:53 pm
I can’t sympathise Bwalya waliiletelela this is just the begining but try enganging in by election you will receive more insults+beating emapolitics walefwaya.
recks
July 5, 2013 at 8:38 pm
Gogogooo!!! u ar a man of justice Bwalya! Wabafwa bakulaba Lesa elebelela.
post news
July 5, 2013 at 9:37 pm
Yabipa Big ba ze bwalya, abaiche ba times zoona, manje ba Kaamba aka packet kalya mwaikete mwaipwisha? Were behind you kaili.
bigbuttman
July 5, 2013 at 11:49 pm
It is now a black hyper-masculinity and urban aesthetic shaped by hip-hop culture and ‘video-mercials’ that not only exploit women, but also unabashedly denigrate and go after lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people. And they care little about its deleterious effects on all children – straight and gay.
frank Bwalya
July 6, 2013 at 8:44 am
Iwe Happy ulebelenga before commenting. The story is about me and not Nevers Mumba.I desperatly need that K500,000
She - Knows
July 6, 2013 at 12:44 pm
For sure you need the bucks you broke chap. But why did you attend a workshop that supports gayism and furthermore why demand damages from Times of Zambia when its Rev. Pukuta Mwanza who was qouted. Just wondering?
Kirkland
July 6, 2013 at 2:53 pm
She – Knows. He has no idea what he has signed up to! He thought he would pull ‘deals’ at Zesco, yaluka! He tried to gain some exposure via a radical organisation, who even have the audacity to condemn our laws and period of sentences, nafuti yaluka! Now he has been lied to by some lawyers to sue. Ika luka nafuti!
Subsidy Lungu
July 6, 2013 at 2:15 pm
You have put youself in this dirt environment. How many tabloids are you going to sue for libel.YOu have to face cadres and you will remember the executive job you had with the power company. Remember opposition is about checks and balances not just critising everything like HH does
Zamshu
July 6, 2013 at 2:21 pm
Wilpwafye frank
MOSQUITO
July 6, 2013 at 4:43 pm
GET STRONG FORGET ABOUT DEMANDING FOR DEMANDS AND HOW LONG WILL YOU DO THAT,YOU JOINED AN ARENA WHICH IS TOUGH SO GET USED,STOP THESE DEMANDS.GET TO ADDRESS REAL ISSUES
Bright
July 6, 2013 at 7:52 pm
What hs the courts to do with u father. U’ve stoped praying for people and now you are taking them to the courts!.
wallace
July 6, 2013 at 8:26 pm
God is neva crooked bwalya u are a crook.
Narrant
July 7, 2013 at 9:14 am
Am afraid that money too, too little to help run your party as well as help mount your campaign for 2016 presidential elections.A drop in the ocean, really, Bwalya.