两名男子在赞比亚因涉嫌密谋使用巫术对付总统而面临审判。 Two men face trial in Zambia for allegedly plotting to use witchcraft against the president.

赞比亚有两名男子因据称从事巫术和拥有旨在伤害哈卡因德·希奇莱马总统的魅力而受审,这突出显示了将巫术定为犯罪的殖民时代法律。 Two men in Zambia are on trial for allegedly practicing witchcraft and possessing charms intended to harm President Hakainde Hichilema, highlighting a colonial-era law that criminalizes witchcraft. 1914年《巫术法》将巫术定义为假装行使超自然力量,引发了关于传统信仰的辩论。 The 1914 Witchcraft Act, which defines witchcraft as pretending to exercise supernatural power, has sparked debate over traditional beliefs. 79%的赞比亚人相信巫术, 尽管很难证明这种罪行。 The case has captured public interest, as 79% of Zambians believe in witchcraft, despite the difficulty in proving such crimes.