Former President Faces Coup Charges
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The country formally charged former President Kenneth D. Kaunda and two other opposition leaders with backing a failed coup, Kaunda’s lawyers said. Kaunda, 73, under house arrest in Lusaka, was served with grounds for his detention by police, lawyer Sacika Sitwala said. The document said Kaunda, detained politician Dean Mungomba and Roger Chongwe, a human rights lawyer, supported and “sponsored” a failed army takeover Oct. 28.
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