SOCIALIST Party leader Fred M’membe says his party members have been permitted to defend themselves by using violence if they are attacked. In a statement posted on his official Facebook page, Saturday, Dr M’membe said the members have the legal right to defend themselves by hitting back if or when attacked. “Our members have been ordered and are being taught to be peaceful and civil to others. If or when attacked, our members have the legal right to defend themselves by hitting back. It is only in self-defense that they are allowed or permitted to use violence. This is nothing more nor less than a statement of the common law right to self-defence. Nelson Mandela taught us that ‘if the...