SAKWIBA Sikota says it is “incompetent” to justify the delay of Brian Mundubile’s court appearance in the treason case, when the matter has been under investigation for three years. Various stakeholders including the church and international bodies,`have called for the speedy trial of NRPUP presidential candidate Brian Mundubile, his running mate Makebi Zulu and 16 others, who were arrested and charged with treason in August. The accused have been in detention since their arrest. Recently, DPP Gilbert Phiri explained that some complicated cases like treason take time due to investigations, citing the 1985 Shamwana case, which he said took 11 months to commence. Commenting on this in an interview, Thursday, Sikota said the fact that the Shamwana case took 11...

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