Police vow to discipline officer who leaked report of escaped criminals

ZAMBIA Police spokesperson Esther Katongo says the police will discipline the officer who released information to the public that 11 suspected criminals facing various offences escaped from Matero Police Station cells. According to the leaked police report, 11 dangerous suspects facing various offences escaped from Matero Police Station Cells on July 7, 2021 around 01:40 hours after cutting the burglar bars and wire mesh. But in an interview, Katongo who could not confirm whether the incident occurred, stated that their interest as the police was to know the officer who released the information to the public and to discipline him. She added that in the police service they had procedures on how information should be released to the public. “We…...