DR. CHITALU CHILUFYA STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH ARCHBISHOP ALICK BANDA

By Evans Sinjela 

PF Mansa Central Member of Parliament Dr. Chitalu Chilufya says Democracy is a cumulative effect of the much needed interactions between and among citizens and state and non state actors inter alia. 

The PF Presidential Candidate says these interactions are premised on the existence of the rule of law, which is only possible when institutions charged with the responsibility to protect and uphold good governance are above machinations of abuse both by the State and non-state actors and avoid playing to the gallery 

He says the unfortunate episode of His Grace, Most Rev. Archbishop Dr. Alick Banda is a disturbing reality of mis-governance.

He says how it has lasted this long is a sad indictment of the gullibility of individuals charged with the solemn responsibility to protect not just the state interests, but civil liberties of individuals. 

Dr. Chilufya says institutions of the state must be above reproach and always invariably, ensure that they take to court only matters they have well and fully investigated and come to a firm conclusion, they have a good chance the charges would be proved in court, and not in the often contrived courts of public opinion. 

He says 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗔𝗪𝗙𝗔𝗥𝗘 - 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻𝘀.

The Mansa Central Member of Parliament says such practices are completely adrift with the tenets of good governance. 

He says in a free and democratic society, it is not sufficient to merely say a suspect had his day in court.

He says that is cheap, and a molestation of the sanctity of the entrenched inviolability of civil rights and freedoms of individuals. 

Dr. Chilufya says the damage caused to the reputations of those falsely accused and the financial burden imposed in terms of legal costs are often too deep to redeem.