FORMER intelligence chief director Xavier Chungu has appeared before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court for the offences of communication of certain information, seditious practices and publication or disclosure of information to an unauthorised person. Meanwhile, the State has objected to the defence’s application for bail pending trial, shortly after producing a certificate from the DPP for denial of bail. When the matter came up for explanation of the charge, Monday, Chief Resident Magistrate Chabala read out the charges to Chungu, who responded that he understood them. After the explanation of the charge, Magistrate Chabala informed the accused that he would continue appearing in court for mention until instructions were received from the Director of Public Prosecutions for the matter to be...




