THE Lusaka High Court has dismissed the State’s preliminary objection challenging its jurisdiction to hear the constitutional bail application filed by Brian Mundubile and 17 others. Last Thursday, the State raised a preliminary issue, arguing that the application was wrongly before court, as the matter had been brought before court as a civil case instead of a criminal case. In this matter, the 18 applicants, who are detained at Mukobeko Maximum Correctional Facility, are seeking constitutional bail pending trial on treason and other charges, arguing that their continued detention violates their constitutional rights. They include Mundubile, Makebi Zulu, George Chisanga, Patrick Mwansa, Trevor Mwamba, Francis Mulenga, Brazil Soko, Jackson Mutyoka, Bernard Chewe, Richard Banda and Emmanuel Mulenga. Others are Darius...