ZAMBIAN police arrested and charged The Post editor-in-chief Fred M’membe on Monday with espionage, along with nine other journalists from the paper. M’membe was released immediately on bail. He was informed that he will appear in court along with the other journalists on April 16, although police indicated that he might appear earlier. The arrest and charging of M’membe is the culmination of an unprecedented crackdown on The Post which started on March 9 after the paper ran a story critical of Zambia’s defence capability.
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