Two Men Sentenced for Plotting to Kill Zambian President

A Zambian court has sentenced Leonard Phiri and Jasten Mabulesse Candunde to two years in prison for attempting to use witchcraft to kill President Hakainde Hichilema, marking the first trial of its kind in Zambia. Convicted under the Witchcraft Act, they were found guilty of possessing charms and were linked to a fugitive former MP who allegedly hired them for this purpose.

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