According to official results, Hakainde Hichilema won 60% of the vote in Zambia's 13 August presidential election. ^[1] Hakainde Hichilema is due to be sworn in for a second five-year term on Tuesday. ^[2] Brian Mundubile was unable to file a legal challenge because courts were sealed on the final day a case could be filed. ^[3] Zambian authorities accused the opposition of planning an armed insurrection, and the opposition denied the accusation. ^[4] Brian Mundubile, the runner-up in the election, was arrested and charged with treason on Thursday after spending two weeks seeking refuge with an international human rights organisation. ^[5] Hichilema secured 60 percent of the vote in the election, while his main rival, Brian Mundubile, secured 38 percent of the ballots cast. ^[6] The authorities abruptly closed the country's courts last week, a move criticized by US-based Human Rights Watch for preventing the opposition from filing legal challenges against the vote. ^[7]