HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION UNHAPPY WITH POLICE BRUTALITY

THE Human Rights Commission-HRC, has condemned the reported torturing of a woman by the Zambia Police Service in Mpongwe District on the Copperbelt Province in which the victim complained of suffering a broken spine.

A video of the alleged victim is on various social media platforms, with the lady complaining of developing the aforementioned injury at the hands of some Police Officers.

HRC Spokesperson, Mweelwa Muleya, says the ordeal is extremely disturbing and a grave violation of the absolute right to protection against torture and other ill-treatment.

Muleya has called on the Police Command to immediately investigate the matter and arrest the perpetrators of what he describes as a heinous crime.

He notes that over the years, the Commission has continued receiving complaints from victims of torture who have suffered permanent disabilities as a result of aggravated assault by some Police Officers.

Muleya adds that the Commission will also carry out an independent investigation and work towards securing redress for the victim.

He has further called for enactment of a comprehensive law that criminalises acts of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment as a demonstration.

The victim in this case complained that her backbone was allegedly broken by some Police Officers who beat her for complaining about the supposed acquittal of a Police Officer who had defiled her 14-year-old daughter.

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