Police: Zambia opposition leaders arrested
Opposition president Hakainde Hichilema and his deputy Geoffrey Mwamba were arrested for sedition.
LUSAKA - Zambian police said on Wednesday they had arrested the president and deputy leader of the country's main opposition party.
United Party for National Development president Hakainde Hichilema and his deputy Geoffrey Mwamba were arrested on suspicion of sedition, the police said.
"They have been arrested and detained for seditious practices and unlawful assembly which occurred on 26 September. They will appear in court tomorrow," Copperbelt police chief Charity Katanga told Reuters.
