GOVERNANCE activist Brebnar Changala has sued the state in the High Court, seeking an order to restrain its agents from effecting any further arrests or prosecutions against him based on the charge of seditious practices. He argues that the law of sedition is an unconstitutional and archaic crime that the current government is frequently using to target political speech. Changala is facing one count of seditious practices before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court and was recently placed on his defence. In his petition filed in the Lusaka High Court Principal Registry, Changala stated that following Emmanuel Jay Banda’s abduction, he gave an interview to Diamond Television. He stated that the interview led to the police summoning him and ultimately detaining him...