Zambia opposition leader questioned over ‘treason’ amid election fallout
Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Hichilema wins second term as president of copper-rich Zambialist 2 of 3Hichilema re-elected as Zambia president amid opposition concerns over votelist 3 of 3Zambia opposition leader to challenge Hichilema election victory in courtend of listZambian state media said Mundubile surrendered to police in Lusaka on August 27, after spending two weeks at an international human rights organisation, where he sought safety after a police raid at his home the day after the country’s August 13 elections.
Zambia’s main opposition leader Brian Mundubile, who was runner-up in this month’s disputed presidential election, is being questioned by police over alleged treason.
Uncertainty over opposition election challengeMundubile, who won about 38 percent of the vote, promised to challenge the result in court, but Zambia closed its entire judiciary on Monday, the last day for filing an objection, citing “security reasons”.
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