Hakainde Hichilema: Suspected 'witchdoctors' arrested over attempt to 'bewitch' Zambia's president

The pair were found with magic charms, including a live chameleon, the police say.

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The police said they had arrested Jasten Mabulesse Candunde and Leonard Phiri in the capital, Lusaka.

"Their purported mission was to use charms to harm" President Hakainde Hichilema, said the police statement, released on Friday.

Many people in the southern African country believe in - and live in fear of - witchcraft.

The police said Mr Candunde and Mr Phiri were hired by Nelson Banda, the younger brother of MP Emmanuel "Jay Jay" Banda.

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