Longwe reports Haimbe, Imenda to police …UPND stalwart alleges forged documents and false court evidence By EMV REPORTER UPND stalwart Charles Longwe has lodged a complaint with Inspector General of Police Graphael Musamba against Foreign Affairs Minister Mulambo Haimbe and UPND Secretary General Batuke Imenda over the fabrication and presentation of documents before the Constitutional […]

Longwe reports Haimbe, Imenda to police

…UPND stalwart alleges forged documents and false court evidence

By EMV REPORTER

UPND stalwart Charles Longwe has lodged a complaint with Inspector General of Police Graphael Musamba against Foreign Affairs Minister Mulambo Haimbe and UPND Secretary General Batuke Imenda over the fabrication and presentation of documents before the Constitutional Court.

In a letter dated September 22, 2026, addressed to Mr Musamba, Mr Longwe asked the Zambia Police Service to investigate falsification of documents relating to purported National Management Committee (NMC) meetings of the ruling UPND.

Mr Longwe said his complaint was made in the national interest and to safeguard the integrity of court processes and lawful order, insisting that all citizens should be treated equally before the law regardless of political affiliation or social standing.

“I believe that all people in this Republic should operate under the ‘rule of law’, notwithstanding their status in society, and that whether one belongs to and is a member of a ‘Ruling or Opposition party’ or ‘Church or Mosque’ or from ‘Zambezi or Luangwa/Chambeshi province, all are equal before the law and that law enforcement agencies and Courts of Justice should treat them accordingly,” Mr Longwe said.

He said he had previously warned the individuals concerned against similar conduct, adding that he hoped the authorities would investigate the allegations and, where wrongdoing was established, take appropriate action.

Mr Longwe’s complaint centres on two purported UPND NMC meetings which he says were cited in a sworn affidavit filed at the Constitutional Court Registry under cause number 2026/CCZ/009.

Mr Longwe said the affidavit was filed by a legal team headed by Mr Haimbe of Malambo and Co. on behalf of Mr Imenda, whom he identifies as the First Respondent in the matter, and the documents were logged as exhibit “BI 9”.

He said the documents referred to two meetings purportedly held at State House in Lusaka on October 11, 2025 and January 15, 2026.

Mr Longwe, however, said the meetings did not take place on the stated dates or at the stated location and that the contents and resolutions attributed to them were fabricated.

“The claimed National Management Committee (NMC) meetings did not take place on the specified dates or at the indicated location. Your officers can readily verify this information,” he said.

Mr Longwe also alleged that the documents contained a forged presidential signature and that the meetings referred to in the documents did not occur.

He said the conduct amounted to an attempt to mislead court proceedings and called on police to independently verify the whereabouts of people listed as having attended the meetings.

As examples, Mr Longwe cited Mr Haimbe, who he said was in Nairobi at the 2025 COMESA Summit; Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane, whom he said was in Brussels attending the 2025 Global Gateway Forum; and former Information Minister Cornelius Mweetwa, whom he said was in Kalumbila District for the commissioning and launch of a community radio station.

He also said then-Home Affairs Minister Jack Mwiimbu was in Chawama Constituency campaigning during a parliamentary by-election alongside other UPND officials, while Brenda Tambatamba, Paul Kabuswe and Stafford Mulusa were in Kasempa District attending the Nsakwa Yaba Kaonde Traditional Ceremony.

Mr Longwe also cited Doreen Mwamba, whom he said was on official duty at the Buffalo Marathon organised by the Zambia Army.

He argued that the alleged locations and activities of the named individuals could be verified by investigators and would assist in determining whether the meetings described in the documents actually took place.

The complaint also refers to Mr Longwe’s earlier correspondence with the police dated May 18, 2026, in which he had raised allegations concerning statutory compliance forms submitted to the Registrar of Societies at the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Mr Longwe said he believed the latest allegations went beyond a civil dispute and fell within the scope of criminal investigation.

He cited sections of the Penal Code which he believes could be relevant if the allegations were established, including provisions relating to fabricating evidence, uttering a false document, forgery and false swearing.

The UPND stalwart also questioned the alleged preparation and custody of the minutes, pointing to Article 83 of the UPND constitution, which assigns the Secretary General responsibility for keeping minutes of National Management Committee and National Executive Committee meetings.

“Consequently, I hereby submit a formal complaint against Hon. Mulambo Haimbe, acting as the legal representative and claiming to have attended the meetings and listed as numbers 48 and 57 respectively, and Mr Batuke Imenda, the Secretary, who was recorded as present at meeting a number 3 during the meetings in question,” Mr Longwe said.

He asked the police to investigate the matter and take appropriate action if violations of the law were established.

Mr Longwe also complained that previous reports he had submitted to the police had not been addressed.

Mr Longwe’s complaint was copied to Drug Enforcement Commission Director General Nelson Banda and Police Public Complaints Commission chairperson Zunga Siakalima.