How Seychelles Opposition Leader Charged In Witchcraft Probe
The leader of the main opposition party in Seychelles was charged on Monday as part of an investigation into alleged witchcraft.
Patrick Herminie, the head of the United Seychelles party who has said he plans to run in the 2025 presidential election, has denounced the move as politically motivated.
Herminie, also a former speaker of parliament, was arrested on Friday at his party's headquarters and his office searched before he was later released.
He was formally charged on Monday along with seven other people at the Seychelles magistrates' court as part of a probe into "witchcraft" and "unnatural and superstitious" acts.
"This is a political show by the president (Wavel Ramkalawan) to eliminate those who he knows will remove hi...