Zambia ex-president's family wins latest legal battle over what should happen to his body
Summary
Zambia’s former President Edgar Lungu’s family won a court case allowing his body to be buried in South Africa, where he died, instead of being returned to Zambia for a state funeral. The ruling overturned a previous decision that favored the Zambian government’s wish to bury him in the capital, Lusaka.Key Facts
- Edgar Lungu died in South Africa at age 68 due to an undisclosed illness.
- The Zambian government wanted to bury Lungu in a presidential burial site in Lusaka with full honors.
- Lungu’s family preferred a private burial in South Africa and disagreed with the government’s plan.
- The South African high court initially allowed Zambia to take the body for a state funeral.
- The family appealed the decision at the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein and won.
- The ruling means Lungu’s body will remain in South Africa for burial.
- Lungu had a tense relationship with Zambia’s current President Hakainde Hichilema, who succeeded him.
- The family stated Lungu did not want President Hichilema involved in his funeral or near his body.
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