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16TH MARCH, 2021 - With reference to the fracas that happened in Kitwe on 12th March, 2021 in which 31 people suspected to be UPND Caders were arrested and charged with Conduct Likely to Cause Breach of Peace, all accused persons appeared in two different Courts today. The first group of 15 appeared before Hon. Chipama in Court 04 where 14 pleaded guilty and the matter has been adjourned to Friday, 19th March 2021 for facts and sentence. The other group of 15 appeared before Hon. Phiri in Court 03 and 14 pleaded guilty. The matter has also been adjourned to 19th March 2021, while two juveniles did not take plea as they require the presence of Social Welfare Officers. They are all remanded in custody at Kamfinsa Remand Prison. The two juvenile suspects did not take plea awaiting for the presence of social welfare officers. Furthermore, one suspect who was charged with the offence of Malicious Damage to property is likely to appear in court on 18th March, 2021 . Police are still looking for his accomplices who are currently on the run. ESTHER MWAATA KATONGO ZAMBIA POLICE SPOKESPERSON
2020 SECOND QUARTER STATISTICS ON ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
During the second quarter of 2020, a total number of 6,143 road traffic accidents were recorded. 275 were fatal road traffic accidents in which 332 persons were killed, 565 were serious road traffic accidents in which 1,016 persons were seriously injured, and 1,284 were Slight injury road traffic accidents in which 1,770 persons were slightly injured while 4,019 were recorded as Damages Only road traffic accidents.
Lusaka Province recorded the highest number of road traffic accidents with 3,212 followed by Copperbelt with 1,121 whilst Western and Northern Provinces recorded the least with 130 and 125 road traffic accidents respectively.
During the second quarter of 2019, 7,687 road traffic accidents were recorded as compared to 6,143 road traffic accidents recorded in the second quarter of 2020. The figures show a decrease by 1,544 road traffic accidents.
387 road traffic accidents were recorded as fatal in which 458 persons were killed in the second quarter of 2019 as compared to 275 fatal road traffic accidents where 332 persons were killed in the 2020 second quarter. The figure shows a decrease in both fatal road traffic accidents and persons killed by 112 and 126 respectively.
Further in the second quarter of 2019, 775 serious road traffic accidents were recorded in which 1,313 persons were seriously injured as compared to 565 serious road traffic accidents where 1,016 persons were seriously injured in the second quarter of 2020.The figures still show a decrease in serious road traffic accidents and in persons injured by 210 and 297.
1,348 were slight injury road traffic accidents in which 2,046 persons were slightly injured as compared to 1,284 slight road traffic accidents where 1,770 persons were slightly injured in the second quarter of 2020.There is a reduction in both slight road traffic accidents and persons slightly injured by 100 and 276 respectively.
On damage only road traffic accidents, 5,177 were recorded in the second quarter of 2019 as compared to 4,019 recorded in the same quarter of 2020.The record shows a decrease by 1,158 Damages Only road traffic accidents.
27,967 road traffic offences were recorded from which K 9,483,524.00 was raised in admission of guilt fines in 2020 as compared to 35,415 road traffic offences recorded where K 11,531,542.00 was raised in the second quarter of 2019. The record shows a decrease in road traffic offences by 7,448 and K 2,048,018.00 in admission of guilt fines collected.
Most of the accidents in the second quarter of 2020 were attributed to human error as follows;
• Excessive speed 963 representing 15.7%
• Misjudging clearance distance 874 representing 14.2%
• Failing to keep to nearside 846 representing 13.8%
• Cutting in 516 representing 8.3%
• Reversing negligently 433 representing 7.0%
The decrease in road traffic accidents in the second quarter of 2020 as compared to that of 2019 can be attributed to among other factors limited movement as a result of COVID – 19. Police also observed increased levels of compliance by road users especially the motorists and pedestrians. Further, the Zambia Police Service has intensified patrols and placement of speed trap cameras in strategic areas, major roads and accident prone areas to reduce road traffic accidents.
ESTHER MWAATA KATONGO
ZAMBIA POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
Issued on 22nd July, 2020
ZP LAUCHES STANDARD OPERATING PROCEEDURE ON COVID - 19
By Timothy Malumo
In View of the global pandemic of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID -19), the Zambia Police Service has launched the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on how the Police Service should operate under the New Normal concept.
This comes in the wake of the economic and social disruption as well as the inconsistences among the security officers on how to effectively police in the COVID - 19 environment.
Speaking at the launch of the documentat the Zambia Police Training College in Lusaka, Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kanganja said the Police was moving in accordance with government’s guidelines in mitigating the spread of the pandemic.
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Mr. Kanganja stated that the police played a vital role in supporting government’s efforts to make sure that the pandemic does notescalate to uncontrollable standards by making sure that the Statutory Instrument Number 21 and 22 together with other pieces of legislature that go with it are implemented.
The police chief said the SOP was premised and developed on the Statutory Instruments Number 21 and 22 of 2020.
“This Standard Operating Procedureis an important tool that will help our institution to effectively contribute to achieving the objective of the Zambia COVID Preparedness and Response Program,” he said.
Mr.Kanganja thanked the United Nation Development Program (UNDP), Human Rights Commission, Ministry of Justice and GIZ for their technical and financial support rendered to the Zambia Police Service in formulating the document.
Speaking earlier, UNDP Resident Representative Lionel Laurens said his institution was concernedabout the impact of thedisease particularly its ability to reverse the gained collective progress made towards the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Mr Laurens said UNDP was proud to stand with the Zambia Police Service in launching the SOP.
The UNDP Representative noted that the document was important as it supported pillar number four of the Sustainable Development Goals which talks about preserving social and economic stability.
He stated that the SOP for the Zambia Police Service was a blueprint that the police would be using for many years to come.
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