Fri Apr 30, 2010
Police have placed the President of Zambia's United Party for National Development (UPND) Hakainde Hichilema under house arrest in Mufumbwe district in Northwestern province.
Zambian security forces put the opposition leader under house arrest on Thursday after his UPND members allegedly assaulted a man who they claimed had impersonated a policeman. Hichilema was campaigning for his party candidate Elliot Kamondo in Mufumbwe, Daily Nation newspaper reported.
UPND chairman for elections Ackson Sejani confirmed Hichilema's arrest. "He [Mr Hichilema] is held hostage under the supervision of inspector general of police Francis Kabonde. He was taken hostage around 5 a.m. Central African Time," Sejani said.
He added, "The entire UPND campaign team has been barricaded by the police; we can't go out. Even UPND camps are surrounded by police officers and there is heavy presence of police officers at polling stations."
Residents of Mufumbwe and Milanzi constituencies in Northwestern and Eastern provinces went to the polls on Thursday to vote for new parliament members after the death of Misheck Bonshe and Rueben Chisanga. Voting started at about 6 a.m. local time and ended at around 6 p.m.
Source: PressTV.
Link: http://edition.presstv.ir/detail/124949.html.
Police have placed the President of Zambia's United Party for National Development (UPND) Hakainde Hichilema under house arrest in Mufumbwe district in Northwestern province.
Zambian security forces put the opposition leader under house arrest on Thursday after his UPND members allegedly assaulted a man who they claimed had impersonated a policeman. Hichilema was campaigning for his party candidate Elliot Kamondo in Mufumbwe, Daily Nation newspaper reported.
UPND chairman for elections Ackson Sejani confirmed Hichilema's arrest. "He [Mr Hichilema] is held hostage under the supervision of inspector general of police Francis Kabonde. He was taken hostage around 5 a.m. Central African Time," Sejani said.
He added, "The entire UPND campaign team has been barricaded by the police; we can't go out. Even UPND camps are surrounded by police officers and there is heavy presence of police officers at polling stations."
Residents of Mufumbwe and Milanzi constituencies in Northwestern and Eastern provinces went to the polls on Thursday to vote for new parliament members after the death of Misheck Bonshe and Rueben Chisanga. Voting started at about 6 a.m. local time and ended at around 6 p.m.
Source: PressTV.
Link: http://edition.presstv.ir/detail/124949.html.
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