CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa has wondered why former president Edgar Lungu’s Patriotic Front faction going to the American Embassy to complain about alleged human rights violations when they refer to them as western imperialists. On Friday, some PF members of parliament were denied access to the United States Embassy after they arrived without an appointment, requesting to meet officials in order to complain about “human rights violations in the country”. Upon arrival, the head of security told the lawmakers that they needed to use official channels in order to arrange a meeting with the officials. Commenting on this in an interview, Mweetwa said with their conduct, PF officials were actually demonstrating that they had complete freedom. “PF are the...

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