The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Zambia learnt with regret police attempts to dictate to Q-FM Radio how they should cover issues around the recent elections. MISA Zambia chairperson Fr Frank Bwalya said the visit to Q-FM radio station in Lusaka by senior police officers on 1 October 2006 who demanded that the radio station stopped broadcasting messages allegedly “inciting the nation” was retrogressive.
"Our investigation of the matter has revealed that Q-FM radio has not been broadcasting messages to incite the nation in its coverage of Thursday’s polls. What has happened is that the station has been carrying live broadcasts of press conferences, election results and events that have happened following the announcement of election results," Fr Bwalya said, adding: "We, therefore, believe that the action of the police was clearly aimed at intimidating Q-FM radio and preventing it from carrying out its broadcasts instantaneously. We strongly appeal to the police to desist from such intimidation because it is a violation of freedom of the press and
fuels further tension. On the other hand, we continue to appeal to the media to exercise maximum caution during this period of unprecedented tension in our country without compromising people’s right to be informed on matters of public interest."
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