Zambia's opposition leader charged with treason
- Lusaka (AFP) – Zambia's detained opposition leader Brian Mundubile has been charged with treason, his lawyer said on Sunday, deepening concerns over the government's treatment of political dissent.
- Issued on: 30/08/2026 - 15:52Modified: 30/08/2026 - 16:36 1 min Reading time Mundubile, who finished second to President Hakainde Hichilema in the 13 August election, was taken into custody on Thursday after more than two weeks in hiding.
- Police accuse him of posing a national security threat after security forces raided his home a day after the vote and said they found rifles and other military equ
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- Lusaka (AFP) – Zambia's detained opposition leader Brian Mundubile has been charged with treason, his lawyer said on Sunday, deepening concerns over the government's treatment of political dissent.
- Issued on: 30/08/2026 - 15:52Modified: 30/08/2026 - 16:36 1 min Reading time Mundubile, who finished second to President Hakainde Hichilema in the 13 August election, was taken into custody on Thursday after more than two weeks in hiding.
- Police accuse him of posing a national security threat after security forces raided his home a day after the vote and said they found rifles and other military equ
Sources: RFI