LUSAKA lawyer Makebi Zulu says the forgery and publication of false information charges slapped on PF presidential aspirant Emmanuel Mwamba are merely cover ups because police assaulted him. On Saturday, police formally charged and arrested Mwamba and Andy Luchinde with two counts of forgery and three counts of publication of false information. In a statement, police assistant public relations officer Godfrey Chilabi said Mwamba and Luchinde were alleged to have forged a Presidential directive letter, purporting that the Republican President had directed the Director General of Zambia Security and Intelligence Services to contain the activities of Archbishop Alick Banda. He said the duo was also alleged to have forged a request letter, purporting that Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal...

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