THE Police Public Complaints Commission says it recorded 20 extrajudicial killings from January to June 2024, and these include the four individuals gunned down at Inter-land PUMA filling station in Lusaka. The commission says it has also recorded 68 complaints from the general public about police conduct in the second quarter of 2024. In a statement, Tuesday, Commission Chairperson Zunga Siakalima said the complaints received from April to June 2024, included 14 unlawful arrests and over-detention, as well as two deaths in custody, among others. “The Police Public Complaints Commission- PPCC has recorded a total of 68 complaints from the general public against police conduct in the second quarter of 2024, reflecting an increase compared to the 46 received in...

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