{"id":254075,"date":"2024-11-21T15:30:13","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T15:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/21\/fugitive-zambian-mp-arrested-in-zimbabwe\/"},"modified":"2024-11-21T15:30:13","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T15:30:13","slug":"fugitive-zambian-mp-arrested-in-zimbabwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/21\/fugitive-zambian-mp-arrested-in-zimbabwe\/","title":{"rendered":"Fugitive Zambian MP arrested in Zimbabwe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/895\/89554623.295.jpg\" alt=\"Emmanuel Banda denies the allegations of robbery\" title=\"Emmanuel Banda denies the allegations of robbery\" width=\"295\" height=\"166\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Emmanuel Banda denies the allegations of robbery<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">A fugitive Zambian lawmaker with a bounty on his head has been arrested in Zimbabwe, Zambian authorities have said.<\/p>\n<p>Emmanuel &#8220;Jay Jay&#8221; Banda, who was facing robbery charges, is accused of having escaped from custody in August as he awaited to appear in court.<\/p>\n<p>He is said to have escaped through a window at Chipata Central Hospital in Eastern Province where he had been admitted following his arrest and was being guarded by police and prison officers.<\/p>\n<p>The police then issued a bounty of 2m Zambian kwacha ($72,000; \u00a357,000) for him.<\/p>\n<p>He denies the allegations of robbery.<\/p>\n<p>At a press conference on Wednesday, the Zambian minister for home affairs said the MP had been arrested earlier this week in Harare.<\/p>\n<p>Jack Mwiimbu said the MP was arrested by Zimbabwean police at a flat he had been renting and would remain there pending extradition formalities.<\/p>\n<p>He said the government was keen to know who had facilitated the MP&#8217;s escape as well as visits by his wife to Harare.<\/p>\n<p>He thanked the Zimbabwean authorities for their co-operation.<\/p>\n<p>The opposition Patriotic Front (PF) party, led by former President Edgar Lungu, condemned what he called an &#8220;emerging and worrying scenario&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Banda, who has been an independent MP since 2021, was previously associated with Lungu, who lost the presidency to Hakainde Hichilema that year.<\/p>\n<p>The PF spokesman, Emmanuel Mwamba, said what was happening was &#8220;an abduction&#8221; adding that the government should follow &#8220;internationally prescribed extradition protocols&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are urging the Zambian government that they should not join other African countries that are known to go other jurisdictions and pick and extract a citizen they are looking for for committing crimes,&#8221; he told the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC has asked the Zambian government for a response.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the Zambian police said that Interpol in Harare had confirmed that Banda was in their custody and had requested extradition documents.<\/p>\n<p>It noted that Banda had in a preliminary interview with Interpol denied the charges, &#8220;alleging he was being targeted due to his familial ties&#8221; with Lungu. This prompted a request for clarification on the charges, which Zambia provided.<\/p>\n<p>The Zambian police added that preparations to &#8220;finalise and transmit the required documents to [interpol in] Harare are currently underway&#8221; and further updates would be given in due course.<\/p>\n<p>In May this year, Banda had been reported missing in unclear circumstances. He resurfaced a day later, saying that he had been abducted.<\/p>\n<p>At least three opposition politicians and a civil rights activists were arrested following the case.<\/p>\n<p>Two of those who were arrested &#8211; Edith Nawakwi, leader of the opposition Forum for Development and Democracy party, and civil rights activist Brebner Changala \u2013 accused the state of being behind the abductions.<\/p>\n<p>The home affairs ministry however denied the state\u2019s involvement in the matter.<\/p>\n<p>On social media there had been speculation that the abduction was staged, which was denied by Banda\u2019s family.<\/p>\n<p>Banda was later arrested in June this year and charged with the non-bailable offence of aggravated robbery relating to the theft of property worth 12,000 kwacha ($430; \u00a3340) in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>He faces additional charges of escaping from lawful custody.<\/p>\n<p>But Mr Mwamba told the BBC that the charges were &#8220;politically motivated&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hon Jay Jay Banda is one of those members of parliament who are close to the former president, who this government is pursuing relentlessly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He said the case was from a decade ago and had been processed in court before, adding that the charges were meant to keep him from telling the truth about the abduction.<\/p>\n<p>He said that at the time of his alleged escape, he had been admitted to hospital, because of a medical condition following his abduction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emmanuel Banda denies the allegations of robbery A fugitive Zambian lawmaker with a bounty on his head has been arrested in Zimbabwe, Zambian authorities have said. 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