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The Zambia Police Service has summoned Tonse Pamodzi Alliance presidential candidate, Brian Mundubile, and lawyer Makebi Zulu for questioning over various crimes they have allegedly been linked to, including activities police say could threaten national security.
Police Inspector General, Graphel Musamba, said in a statement on Thursday that the police, working with other law enforcement agencies, had been investigating serious national security threats for several years.
“The Police has invited Mr Brian Mundubile and Mr. Makebi Zulu for questioning in connection with various crimes to which they have been linked,” Musamba said.
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He said official call-out notices had been served on the lawyers representing the two, and that police expected them to appear on the specified date.
According to Musamba, the questioning would, among other things, seek to establish the alleged connection between Mundubile and Zulu and “various alarming activities” that have been taking place in the country.
He said some of the activities were allegedly conducted on premises owned, managed or linked to either Mundubile or Zulu.
The police chief further said authorities were aware of the location of the two men, who had sought refuge under international law with a known international organisation.
Musamba said the government had communicated with the organisation and assured it that Mundubile and Zulu were entitled to due process and the protection of their fundamental human rights.
The Inspector General said police could also summon other members of the public who may possess information relevant to the ongoing investigations.
He urged members of the public to cooperate when lawfully summoned, while warning that persons of interest who failed to appear or responded with threats or violence against law enforcement officers could face the applicable laws.
Musamba said police were also actively investigating suspected terrorism and terrorist financing.
He warned against harbouring or assisting persons of interest, saying those who did so could be treated as accessories after the fact and face criminal sanctions.
“In a similar vein, any person or organisation involved in the financing of activities of persons of interest and their collaborators will be deemed as accessories, and therefore, subject to criminal sanctions,” he said.
Musamba urged Zambians to remain law-abiding and maintain peace in the interest of the country.
The summons come amid hightened political tensions following the August 13 general election, with political actors challenging aspects of the electoral process and calling for legal remedies.
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