00:00Sambian opposition leader Brian Mundubile and his presidential running mate Makaybizulu
00:05have been taken into custody over allegations of treason, police said on Thursday.
00:11Mundubile reportedly surrendered to police after two weeks in hiding,
00:15following a summons over an alleged national security threat.
00:20He was runner-up in this month's presidential election that saw Hakayinde Hitchilema re-elected
00:26with 60 percent of the vote.
00:29Mundubile had vowed to challenge the result, but Zambia closed down its entire judiciary on Monday,
00:35the last day for filing an objection.
00:38The country's chief justice said he received a petition from a member of the public on his private email address.
00:45He called the submission highly irregular, but said he'd referred it to the Constitutional Court.
00:51Mundubile took refuge the day after the August 13th election
00:56at an international human rights organization after police raided his home.
01:01Hitchilema's inauguration is scheduled for September 1st.
