Free Press Initiative (FPI Zambia) founder Joan Chirwa welcomes the jailing of a Chipata PF cadre Frank Mwale to two years imprisonment for assaulting Breeze FM journalist Grace Lungu
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FPI WELCOMES JAILING OF A CHIPATA PF CADRE FOR ASSAULTING A JOURNALIST The FPI Zambia welcomes the jailing of a Chipata PF cadre to two years imprisonment for assaulting Breeze FM journalist Grace Lungu. Grace was assaulted by Frank Mwale while covering the Mkomba ward by-election in February, 2019. The judgment passed by the Lundazi Magistrates’ Court on Monday, April 6, 2020, should serve as a strong warning to all political party cadres, regardless of affiliation, that an assault on journalists will not go unpunished. Journalists deserve total protection and freedom to carry out their duties. Inflicting fear in them...