AMNESTY International has called on authorities to facilitate a medical assessment and ensure confidential access to a lawyer and family for former Petauke Central MP Emmanuel Jay Banda. The organisation has also called on the Zambian and Mozambican authorities to disclose the legal basis for his apprehension. Meanwhile, Presidential Legal Advisor Christopher Mundia says Banda’s apprehension is a reminder that accountability is not bound by geography and those who threaten the President and incite violence online will be found, charged and prosecuted. Banda was apprehended by a joint task force in Mozambique on Wednesday and police confirmed this on Friday, adding that he was in the country awaiting formal arrest and charging. In a statement issued on Saturday, Amnesty International...




