SOCIALIST Party deputy general secretary Dr Fred M’membe has narrated that UPND cadres beat him and his bodyguards up as police helplessly watched in Serenje. Last week Sunday, Police in Serenje District arrested Dr M’membe for the offence of Unlawful Discharge of a Firearm. Police further charged Dr M’membe and two other suspected party members for allegedly assaulting nine suspected UPND members during a fracas. But speaking when he featured on HOT FM’s Red Hot Breakfast Show, Tuesday, Dr M’membe gave a different account of events. “What happened in Serenje on Easter Saturday was very sad. My day started with a church service at the Catholic Church. After the Church service around 12:30 hours or so, we went to the camp...

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