Correctional Service Denies Blocking Lawyers As Treason Detainees’ Access Dispute Deepens
A dispute over whether lawyers representing detained opposition leader Brian Mundubile and his co-accused have been denied access to their clients has widened, with the Zambia Correctional Service (ZCS) insisting no one was turned away improperly, while the accused’s legal team maintains they were barred on instructions from unnamed “powers that be.” Lawyer Chifumu Banda, […]
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A dispute emerges over lawyers' access to treason detainees in Zambia, with conflicting claims from the Correctional Service and the legal team.
A dispute over whether lawyers representing detained opposition leader Brian Mundubile and his co-accused have been denied access to their clients has widened, with the Zambia Correctional Service (ZCS) insisting no one was turned away improperly, while the accused’s legal team maintains they were barred on instructions from unnamed “powers that be.” Lawyer Chifumu Banda, […]
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- Length
- 56 words · 1 min read
- Published
- September 10, 2026
- Byline
- Moses Musokotwane
- Source
- Lusaka Times