Two men in Zambia trial are trial to have magic and charm to harm the country's president, in a case that has become a source of frustration of the South African nation.

The interest reflects the forms of magical and supernatural phenomena that remain in South Africa, and several irritation in the law of the colonial-era, which calls him magic and criminalizes it in Zambia.

“I hate that colonial legislation, which is trying to practice practically, that it does not understand that,” said Mojeans of the Cultural Heritage Lecturer at Zambia University. He said he could not take into account the nuances of traditional African beliefs.

“Zambic traditional societies and individuals believe in a strong connection between the human world and the supernatural,” Moyo said.

The trial also has a heavy political intrigue dose. Prosecutors claim that the two men were healed by a brother of the gang, a former legislature, who is now on the escape, cursed President Zichty Hichilemia.

Some rejected it as a hickle shock that was selected next year. The President did not comment on the case.

“The court will allow witch doctors to testify as an expert witnesses.” A column of Lusaka Times asked contemptuously.

But some politicians and other public figures of Zambia have said they believe in witchcraft, looking for supernatural assistance to make them stronger or more common.

Hykileman himself was accused of magic as the late President Michael Sata, who claimed that the magic was stronger than his native region. Hykileman did not respond to that accusation for more than a decade ago.

Bottled chameleon, white powder and red piece

Police say that men have been arrested in the capital's hotel room in December, after a cleaner, listening to strange noises. They were found bottled chameleon and other items, including mysterious white powder, red piece and tailed animal tail. Men are also charges of cruelty to animals.

Police say a man admitted that they were hired for the curse to kill Hyitsilem. He testified in court, they were promised more than $ 1 million.

The case took the attention of the attention, as many Zambyans accepted serious witchcraft, says journalist Yenok Ngoman, who is a journalist for more than 30 years.

Zambia's judicial system said it would allow this trial to broadcast live on television, which would only be a second time for the trial. But it countered the decision, citing the “stakeholders”. The Board of the Influential Churches of Zambia stated that it was against the enemy's broadcasting.

When the trial was opened last week, the courtroom was packed.

Many traditional beliefs that have survived in Zambia next to its official Christian religion. The study of the Zambia's Legal Development Committee, which has the laws of reform, found that 79% of Zambians believe in the presence of magic as of 2018.

The study was conducted because the magic act was questioned.

It was adopted in 1914, when Zambia was a British “part of the impact”. The act defines magic because it pretends to perform any kind of supernatural strength, witchcraft, witchcraft, or witchcraft, fear, fear or injury.

The cases of magic were difficult to chase in Zambia with evidence that they were complicated. Cases are usually heard in traditional courts, and this is a rare one to reach a master's court. The fine for the practice of magic is a fine or two years in prison with the possibility of hard work.

“It's hard to prove witchcraft”

Meanwhile, protection against witchcraft can be a good business.

Roddated Vongo, who passes through Dr. Vongo, is a traditional treatment and president of the traditional association of Zambian healers. He said he was called himself by the Law of “Magic Doctor”, but that term distracts.

He lives in the Lusaka Plus suburb and said he had a long list of middle class customers, rejecting the presumption that such beliefs behave only in rural popularity.

He said that the majority of his customers are women who are looking for charms and charms for happy marriages, but many others come to protection against magic.

Teacher Wissdod Koulda said that he was closely following the test of witchcraft and believes he could help how his country treats the subject in the future.

“Personally, I feel that people need to be punished for planning someone to harm,” he said.

Faith magic It is also common in some rural communities in neighboring Angola, despite the strong opposition from the Church, predominantly in the former Portuguese colony. The police reported last year About 50 people died Angola after you have to drink vegetable potion to prove that they were not witches.

In 2013, Bishop of Angola Sumbi Diocese Bishop Firdino David ACI AFRICA said These socio-economic challenges in the country are forced to “apply for the practice of magic because they believe that they can gain what they want and thus get rid of them.”

During the 2009 trip, Angola, Pope Benedict urged Catholics Shun witchcraft and witchcraftA number