Patriotic Front (PF) Secretary General Raphael Nakacinda has pleaded not guilty to seditious practices after being accused of uttering words that alleged the government was committing genocide against its citizens.
Nakacinda is charged with seditious practices contrary to Section 57(1)(b) of the Penal Code Chapter 87 of Zambian law.
The allegations are that on August 21, 2024, Nakacinda used Millennium Radio 90.5 FM’s Facebook page to utter seditious words, claiming that the government had imported contaminated mealie-meal and maize that caused the deaths of dogs and an uncertain number of Zambian citizens.
Nakacinda’s trial is set to commence next month before Magistrate Allan Ngobola.