The South African Court ruled that Zambia could repatria the former president’s body

The South African Court ruled that the Zambia government could repatriate the body of former President Edgar Lungu and give him a state funeral, despite the opposition to his family.

The Supreme Court of Pretoria ruled in favor of the Terbian state, which earlier applied for the blocking of family plans to bury it privately in South Africa, where it died in June.

At that time, the state claims that personal wishes should not cancel the greater public interest.

The dispute follows a long -standing feud between Lungu and his heir, President Hakainde Hichillema, with Lungu’s family stating that he indicated that he had no hijilem should attend his funeral.