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Zambian priest arrested during radio broadcast
November 14, 2008
Father Frank Bwalya, manager of the Church-operated Radio Radio Ichengelo, was arrested Wednesday for suggesting that October 30 elections were fraudulent. Father Bwalya told hundreds of his supporters that has been charged ‘for allegedly making statements that have the potential to cause hostility between communities or groups in the country.’
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Further information:
- Priest arrested on air in Zambia (BBC)
- Kitwe’s Father Frank Bwalya to be formally charged (Lusaka Times)
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