ANTONIO MWANZA ONCE THREATENED HICHILEMA WOULD “DIE IN PRISON”. A video circulating on social media has resurfaced showing Antonio Mwanza, who at the time was serving as Patriotic Front Deputy Media Director, warning that then opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema could die in prison. In the video, Mr. Mwanza is heard saying that the 127 days […]

ANTONIO MWANZA ONCE THREATENED HICHILEMA WOULD “DIE IN PRISON”.

A video circulating on social media has resurfaced showing Antonio Mwanza, who at the time was serving as Patriotic Front Deputy Media Director, warning that then opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema could die in prison.

In the video, Mr. Mwanza is heard saying that the 127 days Mr. Hichilema had previously spent in prison were not enough, warning that he could face a longer imprisonment if he continued making what he described as seditious statements.

“I want to tell Hakainde Sammy Hichilema that if he continues issuing these seditious statements, he will go to prison. If 127 days were not enough, this time around he will die in prison,” Mr. Mwanza is heard saying.

The remarks have resurfaced amid renewed public debate over political statements and past positions taken by political actors.

-Zambian Watch.