By NATION REPORTER
We should at all times uphold the rule of law and integrity of the criminal justice system by not allowing people to be unjustifiably arrested, detained and prosecuted, Socialist Party president Fred Mmembe, has said.
Dr Mmembe said those in power were sending a dangerous signal that the criminal justice system could be used to persecute and fix opponents of the President.
He said there was need to administer justice fairly and with impartiality regardless.
“In Freedom under the Law, Lord Denning wisely remarked, “All power corrupts. Total power corrupts absolutely. And the trouble about it is that an official who is the possessor of power often does not realise when he is abusing it,” he said.
Dr Mmembe said its influence was so insidious that he may believe that he was acting for the public good when, in truth, all he was doing was to assert his own brief authority and that the Jack-in-office never realises that he was being a tyrant.
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