POLICE CHARGE GARRY NKOMBO WITH ASSAULT IN MAZABUKA
Mazabuka Police have charged Mazabuka Central Member of Parliament Garry Nkombo with two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm following an alleged incident that occurred during nomination activities at Mazabuka Civic Centre
According to Southern Province Police Commanding Officer Moono Namalongo, the reports were made on May 20 by Bilden Shaloba of Lusaka and Emmanuel Mweemba of Mazabuka, who alleged that they were assaulted by Mr. Nkombo and his supporters.
Police say the complainants had gone to Mazabuka Civic Centre to support UPND aspiring parliamentary candidate Vincent Lilanda during the filing of nomination papers when the alleged assault occurred.
Shaloba reportedly sustained a swollen hand, back pain and general body pains, while Mweemba suffered injuries to his finger and arm. Mr. Shaloba also reported losing K20,000 during the incident.
Following investigations, Nkombo was summoned by police and reported himself to Mazabuka Police Station on Monday, where a warn-and-caution statement was recorded.
He has since been charged with two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm contrary to Section 248 of the Penal Code and released on police bond pending further police action.
Police say investigations into the matter are continuing.
This is ridiculous!! Leave this man alone before you destroy everything you are laboring for. We all witness live what happened. You cannot change the case to accuse him of having assaulted anyone. If anything he defended himself.
Don’t you know that his wittnses is the whole of the Zambians who viewed him being attacked by those thugs live. Please stop dis thing I beg oh. Don’t. try us like this. We are not that naive.
God help us!! I can’t believe this. The thug is now the one pressing charges against the victim. Who are you kidding? The victim has become the villain. This is straight from the PF play book. Are we sliding back to the two tier justice system of the notorious PF?
You cannot fool us. This thug Bilden Shaloba is the one who should be in the dock. It doesn’t matter whether he is from State House or whatever. I thought the ECZ allocated specific times for candidates to lodge their nominations. What was this thug doing at the Civic Centre when it was clearly Mr. Nkombo’s time to lodge his nomination papers. He was looking for a fight.
At this rate, the foolish conduct of UPND will hand Mr. Nkombo an easy victory and rightly so. UPND deserves to lose the Mazabuka seat. The behaviour of this thug Shaloba is disgraceful.
You are right bros. Dis ting go make plenty people vex now!! small small boys go bring everything down.
Dis be very careless now oh. Image be very hard to recover. Bad character be very hard to correct Oh.. you be vex too much and go not hear advise OK!! OK!!….we go see. Go take em.. take em…!!
We saw who was assaulted but now police are playing games and advising the culprit to file a counter charge to come out of his predicament.
