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Police Summon Fred M’membe
Fred M’memnbe
LINDA NYONDO & CAROLINE KALOMBE, Lusaka
POLICE have started investigations into a classified document leaked from the Ministry of Finance to the media. The document is on Zambia’s contraction of a US$192 million loan from China to improve state security.
And police have summoned Post Newspapers owner Fred M’membe and two of his reporters Kombe Mataka and Mukosha Funga for questioning at Lusaka’s Woodlands Police Station.
Police spokesperson Charity Munganga-Chanda confirmed this in an interview yesterday.
“We have asked them to come to Woodlands Police Station tomorrow [today],” Mrs Munganga-Chanda said.
She could not, however, disclose the reasons for summoning the trio but that the details would only be availed today.
Earlier in a separate interview, Mrs Munganga-Chanda said: “We have commenced investigations into the matter. All those that will be found wanting will be prosecuted according to the provisions of the law,’’ Mrs Munganga-Chanda said.
She warned that the police would firmly deal with individuals found leaking classified documents because it is against the law.
Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services Chishimba Kambwili recently directed Inspector-General of Police Stella Libongani to investigate and bring to book individuals who leaked the document to the media on a US$192 million loan Government contracted from China.
Mr Kambwili urged police to arrest the culprits because the State is not obliged to disclose security matters to the public.
In 2014, police instituted investigations into the leakage of a classified letter written by Minister of Finance Alexander Chikwanda to late President Sata seeking guidance on Value Added Tax (VAT) General Administration rule 18.
Daily Mail
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Kwati like so
May 12, 2015 at 9:56 pm
Vote upnd next tym
New Educated Zambia©
May 12, 2015 at 10:23 pm
you know the deal
Kwati like so
May 12, 2015 at 9:59 pm
Shear waste of tym to summon the great Fred. Nokunya kwawamapo
twetwe
May 13, 2015 at 11:22 am
Tate..muma sholi nji ? Mwatundanisiwa ni ma pokola ni mwama kuta !!! Its a passing phase all will be well. Whistle blowers are right in their quest where there may be a smell of a rat to have the others with blankets over their faces, know of irregularity if any. Go for it if does not compromise our well being as a nation.
Trixy
May 13, 2015 at 2:21 pm
“..There comes a time, when you hear a certain call; when the world (Zambia) must come together as one….” . To be frank I think everyone posting in this particular thread right now must be very angry with the Government instead of supporting it….they meant to steal this money for crying out loud….
observer
May 13, 2015 at 5:02 pm
GRZ must not spend time on great mmembe,coz people may begin to symphasize with him and you know what it means,
Forward we stand
May 13, 2015 at 5:59 pm
Its ok continue enjoying fools arest who,look at this fat for nothing man.