PEP leader, Tembo, files lawsuit against Education Minister, Syakalima, for hate speech

Sean Tembo, party president, has filed a lawsuit against Minister of Education, Douglas Syakalima, for alleged hate speech against the people of Luapula Province.

He accused the minister of allegedly referring to people of the province thus: “they have a poverty of the mind”.

Patriots for Economic Progress (PeP) leader, Tembo, sued Syakalima in the Lusaka Magistrate Court contending that the said statement expressed hostility and segregation against the people of Luapula .

It was alleged that the Minister on October 12, 2023 in an audio that was circulated by means of a computer system, did utter and publish on various media platforms hate speech language towards the people of Luapula by saying, “they have a poverty of the mind” and that the said statement expresses hostility and segregation against the said people.

Tembo stated that Syakalima had no justified excuse to issue such a statement against a particular ethic group.

He submitted that Syakalima committed a criminal offence under Section 65 of the Cyber Security and Cyber Crimes Act No. 2 of 2021 of the laws of Zambia.

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