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Zambia's Hichilema moved to high-security prison
09 Jun 2017 at 13:12hrs | Views
Zambia's opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema has been moved to a maximum security prison apparently without explanation, the BBC's Karen Allen reports.
He is due to stand trial at the High Court for treason.
His party has been tweeting about the move saying that he was flown to the new prison:
He is due to stand trial at the High Court for treason.
His party has been tweeting about the move saying that he was flown to the new prison:
#HHALERT: President HH is currently being moved to Kabwe #Mukobeko Maximum prison using force to fly him there against court order. #FreeHH pic.twitter.com/DqYB66FbiV
— UPND (@UPNDZM) June 9, 2017
Source - BBC
