COMMUNITY Development and Social Services Minister Doreen Mwamba says it is unheard of that police can detain an eight-year-old child in a cell with other criminals. And Attorney General Mulilo Kabesha says his office has taken interest in the matter and will follow it up. Meanwhile, the Human Rights Commission has described the boy’s detention as unlawful and a gross violation of the right of the child. On Tuesday, an eight-year-old boy of Matero East was detained in police custody for a night for allegedly fighting with a 12-year-old girl. Commenting on the development in an interview, Mwamba said the detention of the boy was unspeakable, unheard of and should not be tolerated. “As a ministry, we enacted the Children’s...

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