The South African Police Service (SAPS) wants custody of the body of the late former Zambian president Edgar Lungu, News24 has reliably learnt.
According to letters from Mashele Attorneys Inc, which represents members of the Lungu family, the funeral home housing Lungu’s body has been issued with subpoenas directing it to release Lungu’s body into the police’s custody.
Police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe declined to confirm or deny the police’s involvement in the matter, and would only say: “The police cannot comment at this stage as this is a very sensitive matter.”
Lungu, who was Zambia’s former president, died in 2025, sparking a legal dispute between the Zambian government and some members of the Lungu family over how and where the former statesman should be buried.
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