00:00The family of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu has dismissed allegations that he was poisoned,
00:07as investigations in South Africa continue to delay his burial months after his death.
00:13Lungu died last June at 68 while receiving treatment in Pretoria.
00:18His remains are still being held at a morgue, caught in a complex dispute between his family, the Zambian government
00:25and investigators.
00:27Lawyers for the family say they have responded to subpoenas from the South African Police Service, which is examining claims
00:34he may have been poisoned.
00:35The family strongly rejects the allegations, calling them unfounded, and says it is cooperating fully.
00:42At the same time, a legal battle over his final resting place continues.
00:46Zambia's government wants his body returned for a state funeral following a court ruling in South Africa ordering repatriation.
00:54But Lungu's widow is appealing that decision at the Supreme Court of Appeal, arguing he wished to be buried privately
01:00in South Africa.
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