Zambia Police
Arrest Protesters for Blaring Horns
Zambian
police have arrested at least nine people, including two
opposition MPs, for allegedly honking their horns in protest
after former president Frederick Chiluba was cleared of
corruption charges.
Civil society groups had initially called on drivers to honk
their horns for 10 minutes every Friday after the court's
decision two months ago.
But last week the executive director for Caritas Zambia, Samuel
Mulafulafu, called for the honking to be extended to seven
hours.
Zambia's home
affairs minister, Lameck Mangani, said the arrests would
continue as he said they risked destabilising the peace of the
nation.
Mr Chiluba was
acquitted on charges of stealing donor money, though his two
co-accused were each sentenced to three years in jail.
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