Kaunda was arrested on charges of treason in 1997, although the new government was forced to back down after international pressure. A later attempt to have him declared stateless was eventually thrown out by the courts
Kaunda adamangidwa pamilandu youkira boma mu 1997, ngakhale boma latsopanolo lidakakamizika kubwelera pambuyo pokakamizidwa ndi mayiko akunja. Pambuyo pake, mabwalo amilandu adakana kuti anene kuti sanalinso mzika ya dzikolo