newsBritish High Commission in Lusaka told to ask why Zambians are holding a Christian bishop and others without charge or trial in a filthy prison
Lord Roberts demands action from the British High Commission officials in Lusaka but Parliamentarians could wait for up to 15 days for a response
A notice in the United Kingdom parliament placed by Liberal Democrat Lord Roberts* is demanding answers on the whereabouts of Bishop Trevor Mwamba. Parliament might have to wait 15 days to hear what’s going on in human rights starved Zambia. TREVOR GRUNDY says the silence of most British politicians and newspapers on this explosive development in a Commonwealth country is deafening
Lord Roberts seeks to ask His Majesty’s Government what information they have received concerning the factual basis for the treason charge brought against the Right Reverend Dr Trevor Mwamba in Zambia; and whether they have sought assurances that he will receive due process and a fair and prompt trial.
Further, Lord Roberts is asking His Majesty’s Government whether representatives of the British High Commission in Lusaka have sought to establish the location, condition and treatment of the Right Reverend Dr Trevor Mwamba; and whether he has been granted regular access to his legal representatives, family and any necessary medical care
Bishop Trevor Mwamba – imprisoned without charge or trial
The UK Parliament is expecting a response within 15 days.
On Monday, prison authorities denied Bishop Mwamba access to medication and visitation by lawyers and family members hours after he was transferred from the filthy Matero Police Cells to Mukobeko Maximum Prison in Kabwe.
Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema
Silent as a mouse about this infringement of human rights
Opposition leader Brian Mundubile, Makebi Zulu and others are also held at the same facility.
John Roger Roberts, Baron Roberts of Llandudno is a Welsh Liberal Democrat politician, Methodist minister and life peer.
Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba of Cape Town has strongly condemned the “arbitrary arrests” of opposition figures in Zambia, demanding respect for due process following the country’s recent disputed national election.
Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba. . .
. . . Deep concern about disappearance of Trevor Mwamba
In an official statement released by the Office of the Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, the Church expressed deep concern over the sudden disappearance and subsequent detention of Bishop Trevor Mwamba, a prominent theologian, retired Anglican Bishop of Botswana, and current leader of Zambia’s United National Independence Party (UNIP)
- John Roger Roberts:
This well-respected Welsh politician became a Methodist minister in 1957, and served as minister and superintendent minister in Llandudno for over fifty years. He also served as pastor at Dewi Sant (Welsh United) Church in Toronto, one of the largest Welsh congregations outside Wales. He is an active supernumerary minister in North Wales.