THE state has opposed Christian Democratic Party president Apostle Dan Pule’s application for an order to stay criminal proceedings in the Subordinate Court. This is in a matter where Pule petitioned the state in the High Court over its decision to arrest and charge him with seditious practices, arguing that the law is outdated. Pule is seeking a declaration from the High Court that Section 57(1)(b) read with Section 60(1)(f) of the Penal Code Chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia, is unconstitutional. He wants the court to declare these provisions void for contravening the Bill of Rights, and that their enforcement amounts to obliterating the rights to free expression in a democratic dispensation. Pule is also seeking an order...