If Prof. Muna Ndulo, law, chooses to return to Zambia to face charges of contempt, his actions deserve the full support and attention of the Cornell community.

Ndulo’s recent column in Zambia’s widely read newspaper, The Post, eloquently and persuasively outlined the weakness of the government’s case against the editors of the paper, arguing that the vacuous charges against them should be dropped. Upon reading Ndulo’s column, a Zambian magistrate charged both Ndulo and the paper’s editorial board with contempt of court. The magistrate chose not to respond to Ndulo’s ideas, or those of the editors, but instead challenged their right to openly express their opinions.