The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has dismissed with costs the Edgar Lungu familys bid for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal the High Court judgment that ruled that the Zambian government is entitled to repatriate his body for a state funeral and burial.
The family turned to the High Court, arguing, among other things, that this battle over the remains of the former President raised significant questions of law that needed to be resolved by the appellate court.
The High Court, however, in its judgment disagreed, finding that there were no reasonable prospects of success and that there are no compelling reasons that exist because the matter is so fact-specific that there is very little to no prospect that the same set of facts will confront a court again.
