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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 25 Jul 2017

    Police in Zambia have arrested a student for allegedly insulting President Edgar Lungu on a fake account on Facebook http://bbc.in/2uW4RJy pic.twitter.com/LEp3A4ZN19

    8:27 AM - 25 Jul 2017
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      2. Mwamba Ephraim Chewe‏ @mwamba_chewe 25 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        That student deserves stiff punishment. Lungu has to be respected in all forms....because he is our president. Whether we like it or not.

        1 reply 1 retweet 4 likes
      3. Christopher Lenin‏ @Christo77040622 26 Jul 2017
        Replying to @mwamba_chewe @BBCAfrica

        How can you respect someone who is oppressing his own country

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      4. Mwamba Ephraim Chewe‏ @mwamba_chewe 28 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Christo77040622 @BBCAfrica

        Be sincere my friend..... Reason and know what you're talking about.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. La Teacher‏ @NeutrinoChase 25 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Using taxpayer's money to go on Facebook and weed out every negative comments about him and his government. What snowflakes. Touchy ones.

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      2. Mohamed Thoronka‏ @Mohamedthoron16 25 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        President Lungu deserves respect as he carries the national emblem as President of Zambia; an insult on him, is an insult to all Zambians.

        1 reply 2 retweets 3 likes
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      2. douglas rasbash‏ @douglasrasbash 25 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        If the same practise applied to the US. The number of arrests would be 5 times the population of Zambia.

        1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes
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      1. David Matsinhe‏ @MatsinheDM 25 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        So that's how little the president is?

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      1. ANELE‏ @Lennox_ndlovu12 25 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Com'n this is a democratic world and everyone has a freedom of speech, DAMN THE ZAMBIAN GVT🙅🙅🙅

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      2. Olukotun Oluwasegun‏ @Shegsmith5 25 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        He should learn long suffering like his Nigerian counterparts. They are practically roasted here.

        2 replies 1 retweet 1 like
      3. Ba Lazi  🇿🇲‏ @NaartjieIce 26 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Shegsmith5 @BBCAfrica

        😂😂 those ones don't even care.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Olukotun Oluwasegun‏ @Shegsmith5 26 Jul 2017
        Replying to @NaartjieIce @BBCAfrica

        I agree with you. They have more looting business to face.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. The Notorious B.I.C‏ @MaceWimbu 26 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        This is what he said. Needs discipline this chappic.twitter.com/ndTwPZEsUE

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      1. S o l u t i o n i s t | Chisanga Macasa‏ @Prof_Chisanga 29 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        I think there are serious issues to be concerned about rather than prosecuting insults. People are in need of a quality & transparent govt.

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      1. Mukelabai Chinyama‏ @MukelabaiC 28 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        But there is another one who insult HH and upnd on fb,him is worse,I even had to block him not to see his posts

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      1. Mukelabai Chinyama‏ @MukelabaiC 28 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        I wish mwanawasa also arrested because him also received daily insult from all corner of the country

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      1. Alex Muhereza‏ @Amuhereza 25 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        The rise of intolerant African tyrants!

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