Two Men Sentenced to Prison in Zambia for Plotting to Kill the President with Witchcraft

Prosecutors Invoke Colonial-Era Law, Jail Two Men for Attempted Use of Witchcraft Against Zambian President

A Zambian court sentenced two men to two years with hard labour for attempting to bewitch President Hakainde Hichilema, a case exposing tensions between traditional beliefs, colonial-era law, and politics while challenging how modern courts address such practices.

Men Tried to Kill Zambian President with Witchcraft

“Two men in Zambia have been handed two-year prison sentences with hard labor after being found guilty of plotting to assassinate the country’s president through witchcraft,” The Independent reports. “The Zambian and Mozambican nationals were convicted last week under a colonial-era witchcraft statute.” “A court determined they possessed various charms, including a live chameleon, an animal tail, and a dozen bottles of concoctions. These items w…

Zambia: two men sentenced for attempting to kill president with witchcraft

A court in Lusaka has sentenced two men to two years in prison with hard labour for attempting to kill the country's president Hakainde Hichilema with witchcraft.

Zambian Court Jails Two Men for Attempting to Use Witchcraft Against President Hichilema

A Zambian court has  sentenced  Leonard Phiri from Zambia and Jasten Mabulesse Candunde from Mozambique to two years in prison for attempting to use witchcraft to kill President Hakainde Hichilema.

Two men sentenced to prison in Zambia for plotting to kill the president with witchcraft

A judge in Zambia on Monday sentenced two men to two-year terms in prison with hard labor after they were convicted of plotting to kill the president using witchcraft.

2 men sentenced to prison in Zambia for plotting to kill the president with witchcraft

Two men have been sentenced to two years in prison with hard labor under a witchcraft law for plotting to kill Zambia's president using charms and spells.