Zambia's leading opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema (C, front) waves to the crowd after being released from prison in Lusaka, Zambia, Aug. 16, 2017. Zambia's leading opposition leader on Wednesday said he has always been innocent of the treason charges he was slapped with. Hakainde Hichilema, who was freed by a judge on Wednesday morning after the state prosecutor dropped charges against him of plotting to overthrow the government, said he remains resolute that the treason charge was a political machination meant to silence him. (Xinhua/David Kashiki)
