MUNDUBILE, ZULU LAWYERS QUESTION SOLWEZI COURT JURISDICTION, RAISE CONCERNS OVER ACCESS TO CLIENTS Barely a day after learning about the transfer of their clients to Solwezi through social media, lawyers representing opposition leaders Brian Mundubile and Makebi Zulu have raised concerns over difficulties faced in accessing the court. Mundubile and Zulu were yesterday transferred by […]

MUNDUBILE, ZULU LAWYERS QUESTION SOLWEZI COURT JURISDICTION, RAISE CONCERNS OVER ACCESS TO CLIENTS

Barely a day after learning about the transfer of their clients to Solwezi through social media, lawyers representing opposition leaders Brian Mundubile and Makebi Zulu have raised concerns over difficulties faced in accessing the court.

Mundubile and Zulu were yesterday transferred by road to Solwezi, with their lawyers saying they only learnt about the transfer through social media.

Defence lawyer Sakwiba Sikota has also raised concerns over the conditions under which the two accused persons consult their lawyersas he noted the need for adequate space to facilitate confidential communication.

The court has since directed the authorities to ensure that Mundubile and Zulu are able to access the court without difficulties and consult their lawyers confidentially.

Meanwhile, the defence has questioned why the two are appearing before the Solwezi Magistrate Court when the alleged offences are said to have been committed in Lusaka.

Defence lawyers have told the court that both the warn and caution statements and the charge sheet identify Lusaka as the place where the alleged offences were committed.

The lawyers have consequently asked the court to consider whether it has jurisdiction to transfer matter to be heard in Lusaka.

The matter has since been adjourned to allow both parties to file written submissions within three days.

The court is expected to rule on the jurisdiction issue on October 13, 2026.

Mundubile and Zulu are facing two counts of alleged seditious practices, contrary to Section 57 of the Penal Code Act.

They are accused of publishing material through livestreams on their respective Facebook pages in which they allegedly claimed that, based on their parallel voter tabulation, the NRPUP had won the presidential election.