Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:28:26 +0000 GOVERNMENT is determined to slap treason charges against UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema in a bid to take him out of the political circulation in the country, according to Douglas Syakalima. Mr. Syakalima said attempts to slap Mr. Hichilema with treason offences proved futile after a heavy police search failed to fish out seditious materials allegedly kept at the party’s secretariat in Lusaka yesterday. Mr. Syakalima who is UPND senior political advisor likened the attempt to slap treason charges on Mr. Hichilema to the zero option and black mamba era in the past. This was after heavy police officers failed to find any materials implicating the opposition leader despite combing, sweeping and physically searching his entire office including the toilets at the premises in Rhodes Park. And UPND Senior Political Advisor to UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema, Douglas Syakalima has said that the party will not be intimidated by empty threats […]
