ACTING Attorney General Marshal Muchende says Brian Mundubile, Makebi Zulu and 16 other Tonse Alliance members facing treason charges are not political prisoners. Muchende says matters involving Mundubile and others will be decided by law, as allegations concerning political persecution on account of political opinion are applicable law, rather than assumption. On Wednesday, UN Special Rapporteur Gina Romero advised Zambian authorities to release all “political detainialees,” expressing concern over the “deteriorating democratic and human rights environment” in the country. Reacting to that in a statement, Friday, Muchende, who is also Solicitor General, argued that that there were no political prisoners in the country. He reminded that the Constitution does not confer immunity from criminal liability on the basis of political...