Following the sexual abuse allegations by a Lusaka socialite Florence Solochi which implicated Zambia National Service – ZNS commander Lieutenant General Maliti Solochi, the Council of Churches in Zambia –CCZ, has challenged law enforcement agencies to take interest in Solochi’s claim and ensure that investigations are made so that justice prevails.
Recently, Facebook socialite, Florence Solochi in a Facebook Live revealed that she was raised in the household of ZNS commander Lieutenant General Maliti Solochi where she alleged that she was sexually abused multiple times by ZNS commander and his sons #GirlChildRights
Speaking in an exclusive interview with the Zambian Business Times –ZBT, CCZ General Secretary Fr. Emmanuel Chikoya said that when accusations are made, the only way to clear them is to conduct investigations that are not biased so that everyone is equal before the law.
Fr. Chikoya noted that considering the relationship shared between the victim and the accused, it is evident that the victim thought about all the allegations and is now seeking justice for what could have happened to her in the past #sexualabuse
He further noted that there is a need for socialite Solochi to be protected given the status of the person accused.
“Everybody has a right to justice so when accusations are made, the only way to clear them is to have investigations that are not biased so that those that are mighty and the weak, the known and the unknown, the significant and the insignificant, all are equal before the law,” he said. The only caution is that it’s an issue where one needs to be concrete in terms of standing on firm grounds on that matter and since they are related, it must be an issue that someone has thought about hoping that there is no malice involved,” he said #womensrights
“The person is seeking justice for what could have happened to them. So the best thing to be done is to ensure that those investigations are undertaken and she’s protected given the status of the person that has been accused. We pray and hope that she will be safe and nothing will happen to her. Of course, people may tend to rush and brush it off, call her all sorts of names but the only solution is to have the matter investigated, the lady listened to and thereafter a conclusive position be made,” said Fr. Chikoya.
Fr Chikoya said It can therefore be noted that independent investigations in this case can only be carried out by law enforcement agencies when General Solichi is suspended of which his suspension can only come from the President.
