Complex sentence: After the coup, on Boxing day in 1997 he was placed under arrest by Chiluba but many officials in the region appealed against this so on New Year's Eve of the same year, he was placed in house arrest up until the court date.
Split into simpler sentences: After the coup, on Boxing Day in 1997 he was placed under arrest by Chiluba. However, many officials in the region appealed against this; on New Year's Eve of the same year, he was placed under house arrest until the court date.