The Zambia Correctional Service has denied blocking lawyers representing detained opposition leader Brian Mundubile and his co-accused, pushing back against claims that legal access at Mukobeko Maximum Security Prison is being restricted. The dispute over access has become the central procedural fight in a case that now covers 18 accused persons on treason-related charges.
Separately, the family of businessman Harry Findlay says his health is deteriorating in detention and that he needs urgent medical care — a claim that raises the stakes of the access dispute, since medical evaluation typically depends on the same entry permissions as legal visits.
The week's other developments
Former Constitutional Court judge Ann-Mwewa Sitali, caught in the wider sweep of post-election cases, has been freed on bail. And the international frame keeps widening: UN Special Rapporteur Gina Romero has described the charges against Mundubile and running mate Makebi Zulu as "concocted" and called for the release of political detainees — characterisations the government rejects.
Where the case stands
- Denied by authorities: that lawyers are being blocked from Mukobeko.
- Claimed by family: Findlay's health is deteriorating; urgent care needed.
- Granted: bail for former ConCourt judge Ann-Mwewa Sitali.
- International: UN expert calls treason charges "concocted"; government rejects this.
Bail, evidence disclosure and medical access are now the three tests of due process in this case. Lusaka Brief continues to seek comment from all parties named.
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