The son of detained Zambian opposition politician Bishop Trevor Mwamba has instructed the BBC he’s involved for his father’s security after the previous Bishop of Botswana was detained together with 10 different opposition figures by authorities.
Eno Mwamba mentioned his father, who’s chief of the United Nationwide Independence Occasion, has been charged with treason following President Hakainde Hichilema’s disputed election victory.
The opposition politicians have been held since a raid by safety forces on 14 August.
Opposition chief Brian Mundubile, head of the Nationwide Reconciliation Occasion for Unity and Prosperity (NRPUP), had gone into hiding after disputing the election end result, however has since additionally been detained by the authorities.
The federal government accuses the opposition of planning an armed insurgency and have charged the detained politicians with treason. They’ve denied the costs.
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