The South African court ruled that the Zambian government could repatriate the corpses of former President Edger Lung -gu and give the main funeral despite the opposition of the family.
The family of LUNGU wanted to ask him personally in South Africa, which died in June. They were noticeably confused by the decision of the Pretoria High Court.
The Zambian state welcomed the ruling and mourned with the former politician’s family, Lungu said, “belongs to the state.”
This dispute follows the long discord between Lungu and his successor, HakainDe Hichilema. Lungu’s family said Hichilema should not attend the funeral.
Judge Aubrey Ledwaba said that the Zambian government said, “It has the right to repatriate the president’s body.”
After the death of an unveiled disease at the age of 68, the family wanted to take charge of the funeral, including his body’s repatriation, but Zambian authorities took control.
The government and his family later agreed that the relationship would have a weekly funeral before the relationship was stopped, urging the family to choose a store in South Africa.
Mulilo D Kabesha, a minister of Justice Zambia, who speaks loudly from LUNGU’s relatives, said that the ruling is not the government’s victory but rather “good meaning.”
“When you are the father of the country, you can’t limit yourself to your immediate family.”
Kabesha praised the court for making “healthy judgments,” and the family has the right to appeal, but this is a “learning curve” to those who are eager for the highest office.
LUNGU led Zambia from 2015 to 2021.
After the defeat, he retreated from politics, but later returned to the fight.
