SA NGO DEMANDS INVESTIGATION INTO EDGAR LUNGU’S DEATH
Lobby group Progressive Forces of South Africa is demanding an investigation into circumstances surrounding the death of former Zambian President Edgar Chagwa Lungu.
Lungu died at the Medforum Hospital in Pretoria on June 5 this year and it was reported at the time that he had succumbed to cancer.
At the moment there is a protracted court battle between the incumbent Zambian government and the late Lungu’s family, this as the Zambian government wants Lungu’s corpse to be repartited to Zambia for a state funeral, while the family wants Lungu to be buried in Johannesburg, South Africa.
PFSA spokesperson Bonang Seboloane led a delegation of civic members to the SAPS Gauteng Provincial Head Office in Johannesburg on Monday to hand in a memorandum of demands addressed to Acting Minister of Police Professor Firoz Cachalia and Gauteng Provincial Police Commissioner Tommy Mthombeni, wherein the Minister and the Commissioner are called upon to investigate Lungu’s death.
“There are allegations that former President Lungu didn’t die of poisoning; that he was actually poisoned and that the South African government had a hand in his death together with agents of the Zambian government,” said Seboloane.
“Member of the Patriotic Front in Zambia (Lungu’s political party)Raphael Nakacinda said Lungu was poisoned with the help of the South African government and Lungu’s daughter Tasila Lungu Mwansa has also indicated that her father was poisoned,” said Seboloane.
“We are asking the SAPS to investigate this matter so that we can clear our name as South Africans,” she said.
Very good, then there can be access to the corpse for examinations including DNA tests.
Who could have had interest to poison Lungu apart from his family band associates thirsty of his stollen billions of kwacha. No same government can do such a thing and politically Edga had no significant value. Nevertheless we welcome the investigation because not might reveal that ecl is actually not dead then law can take it’s course to bring Esther, Makebi and team into book.
Looks like Mr. Nakachinda bit off more than he can chew. Akanwa kakwe, ka muletelela (his motor mouth has gotten him into trouble).
Hopefully, the police will take up the case and Mr. Nakachinda will have the opportunity to present his evidence.