'Lozi' separatists granted bail amid state protests

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LUSAKA: The 17 Barotse separatists, who are charged with malicious damage to property and conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace, were on October 16 granted bail by the Lusaka High Court.

They are charged with tearing copies of the draft new constitution of Zambia, which they said was irrelevant in "Royal Barotseland" as the breakaway state they are agitating for is to be known. But even with the bail, many remained in custody as they struggled to meet the bail conditions: K5 million (about P12, 000) cash and two working sureties.

The men were held and are being tried in the remote Western Province town of Kaoma, about 400km west of Lusaka, and the magistrate's court had turned down their bail application following strong objections from the prosecution team.

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