A Zambian court will rule next week on whether to throw out a treason case against the leader of the main opposition party whose lawyers say the charges are vague and ambiguous, a magistrate said on Thursday. His lawyers asked the court on Wednesday to dismiss the case, saying the charges were not specific. More on this: Zambian opposition leader wants treason case thrown outAlso read: Zambia President refuses to intervene in Opposition leader's treason caseMagistrate Greenwell Malumani said he needed time to decide whether to dismiss the treason charge and consider other preliminary issues that had been raised by the defence. I will adjourn the matter to Wednesday, 26th April for ruling on the preliminary issues raised,” Malumani said. The opposition says the vote was rigged but Hichilema has so far failed in his legal challenge against the result.

Source: The Star April 20, 2017 13:52 UTC