
NRPUP Leaders Charged With Treason as Case Docket Rises to 18
Eighteen people now face treason charges in Zambia, including Patrick Mwansa and Valden Findlay, after NRPUP leaders were arrested and charged, lawyer Milner Katolo tells MUVI TV News.
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Eighteen people now face treason charges in Zambia, including Patrick Mwansa and Valden Findlay, after NRPUP leaders were arrested and charged, lawyer Milner Katolo tells MUVI TV News.

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