NAKACHIINDA DETAINED FOR 2022 PRE-MARKED BY-ELECTIONS BALLOT PAPERS FOR LUSANGAZI, MKUSHI
NAKACHIINDA DETAINED FOR 2022 PRE-MARKED BY-ELECTIONS BALLOT PAPERS FOR LUSANGAZI, MKUSHI
By Fox Reporter
POLICE in Lusaka have detained PF Secretary General, Raphael Nakacinda.
According to sources, Nakachiinda has been detained for issuing a statement which angered the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ).
Nakchiinda was summoned a fortnight ago and when he reported himself for interrogations, police officers were not ready for him.
However, last week Police summoned Nakachiinda who was later arrested and detained at Kabwata Police Station.
Police has denied Nakachinda bond.
Confirming the arrest, Rae Himmonga says Nakachiinda has been arrested and detained for refusing to appear before the Electoral Commission of Zambia.
“The Zambia Police Service wishes to inform the public that we detained Mr. Raphael Nakachinda, aged 45, of Plot Number 1794, Kafue, for disobedience of statutory duties, as outlined in section 126 of the Penal Code Act Chapter 87 of the laws of Zambia. This action is in connection with section 18(1) (b) and (f) of the Electoral Commission of Zambia Act number 25 of 2016.
Mr. Nakachinda, who was then Publicity Secretary for the Patriotic Front party at the time, allegedly provided false information to the public that pre-marked ballots had been dispatched to Lusangazi, Mkushi, and Mwense by-elections on November 4, 2022.
This information was published in the Daily Nation newspaper, dated Friday, November 4, 2022, volume 8, issue 3470, registration number 1001,” Hamoonga said.
In addition to disseminating false information, Mr. Nakachinda is accused of refusing to comply with lawful summons issued by the Electoral Commission of Zambia between November 4 and 7, 2022.
The suspect will be officially charged, and we anticipate his appearance in court in the near future. The Zambia Police Service is committed to upholding the rule of law and ensuring the integrity of electoral processes,” said Hamoonga.