Crime is a very undesirable vice in all societies of the world, Zambia inclusive. Capital crime is even worse. It is because of crime that: innocent people get murdered or maimed unjustly on account of properties or assets ...

An accused is only a suspect in the commission of a criminal offence and is only fit for custody when he is pronounced guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction and is sentenced to a term of imprisonment - Right to liberty ...

The right to bail implements the basic presumption of innocence that the law assumes for every person charged with a criminal offence. An accused person is presumed to be innocent until actually convicted, and like all ...