THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has found Lumezi Independent member of parliament Munir Zulu with a case to answer in a matter in which he is charged with Seditious Practices. Zulu stands charged with one count of Seditious Practices Contrary to Section 57 (1) (e) of the Penal Code Chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia. It is alleged that Zulu, on September 6, 2023, in Lusaka, did utter seditious words on social media, to which he claimed to have had reliable information that, “the President was going to dissolve parliament on Friday, September 8, 2023 after addressing parliament, and that he was going to call for early elections. He further incited Zambians to prepare for campaigns after the President dissolves...

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