Cabinet sends Jere on forced leave
Cabinet sends Jere on forced leaveBy Brighton Phiri
Thursday August 23, 2007 [07:02]
CABINET Office has sent its protocol officer Lovewell Jere on forced leave for allegedly insulting the local journalists during the just-ended Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit in Lusaka. Sources at Cabinet Office confirmed Jere's suspension. The source said Jere had been asked by Secretary to the Cabinet Joshua Kanganja to submit a report on allegations that he insulted local journalists covering the SADC summit.
"All I can say is that Jere has been sent on forced leave in connection with the media reports that he insulted the local journalists during the SADC summit. He has been asked to submit an incidence report and some names of people who were there when the incident took place," said the source who declined to be named.
Last Thursday, local journalists accredited to cover the SADC heads of state summit were showered with abusive language by Jere before he denied them entry into the banquet hall. Jere crudely told the local journalists to remove their "stinking bodies" away from the hall at Mulungushi International Conference Centre, saying they were going to spoil the food meant for the invited guests.
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