No law compels anyone to display a Presidential portrait in business or office premises - iVerify Zambia

No law compels anyone to display a Presidential portrait in business or office premises

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A critical examination of the Constitution of Zambia, the Penal Code Act and Local Government Act could not establish the existence of any legislation that mandates anyone to display the Presidential portrait in business or office premises

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Verified Oct, 20 2021

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On 13th October, 2021, The Candidates uploaded a post that claimed there is no law in Zambia that mandates its citizenry to display a Presidential portrait in business or office premises, as only Government institutions are mandated to. This claim followed an incident where a Debonairs outlet in Choma district was shut down by alleged UPND cadres for failure to display a Presidential portrait.

Rating Justification

The Fact Checking process has determined as true the claim that there is no law in Zambia that mandates its citizenry to display a Presidential portrait in business or office premises, as only Government institutions are mandated. Following an incident in which a Debonairs outlet in Choma district was shut down by alleged UPND cadres for failure to display a Presidential portrait, iVerify critically examined various statutory documents including the Constitution of Zambia, the Local Government Act of Zambia and the Penal Code Act of Zambia, and confirmed that there is no statutory provision mandating anyone to display the Presidential portrait in business or office premises.

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