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UNIP leader Mwamba reportedly released in Zambia

By , based on Zambian Observer

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UNIP president Musonda Trevor Mwamba and two others would reportedly be released for lack of evidence in the treason case against them, reports the Zambian Observer. Former PEP president Sean Tembo has meanwhile been released after a stay of prosecution signed by Director of Public Prosecutions Gilbert Phiri, according to the Zambian media outlet.

UNIP president, the Zambian opposition party, Reverend Musonda Trevor Selwyn Mwamba and two others are reportedly being released in a treason case for lack of sufficient evidence. The information was reported by the Zambian Observer, which cited an update in the case before the courts.

Former PEP president, the People’s Equality Party, Sean Tembo has also been released after the Director of Public Prosecutions Gilbert Phiri dropped the charges. The Zambian Observer reports that the decision comes as part of the same series of treason prosecutions.

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