By JAMES KUNDA –
. KANGANJA
THE United Party for National Development (UPND) is free to hold public meetings provided the opposition political party complies with the provisions of the law, Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kanganja has said.
Mr Kanganja said that law-enforcement agencies would not stop the UPND from exercising its political freedoms as long as the actions were within the confines of the law.
He said this in a statement issued in Lusaka yesterday after meeting UPND president Hakainde Hichilema and other senior party officials on matters pertaining to the application of the Public Order Act (POA).
“The meeting was fruitful and it was resolved that the Police will not stop the UPND from exercising their freedoms as long as they comply with the provisions of the law and observe peace and order during such meetings. I encouraged them to feel free to engage the Police Command each time they have concerns,” he said.
Mr Kanganja has since assured all political parties that the Police will do all it can to ensure that the POA is applied fairly.
