TWENTY-SEVEN senior police officers have sued the State in the Lusaka High Court challenging the termination of their employment, disclosing that one of them even suffered a stroke upon receiving the news. The 27 have submitted that they were informed in uniform letters dated October 6, 2022 that their employment in the Zambia Police Service had been terminated, effective September 28, 2022, when they never received any complaint nor warning during the tenure of office. The aggrieved individuals include: Mweemba Ngulube and Simon Tembo, Senior Assistant Commissioners of Police; Arthur Shonga and George Malama, Assistant Commissioners of Police; Dr Fred Mulenga and Chrispine Chambwa, Deputy Commissioners of Police, among others. The plaintiffs are seeking an order that the termination of...

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