Zambian Government Extradites Fugitive Chinese National To Malawi

Just a few weeks after filing an extradition request to the Zambian government to deport back to Malawi a Chinese national, Lu Ke who fled the country after being noticed to be exploiting Malawian children, Lusaka has on Sunday done the recommendable job.

In a press release published over the weekend the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed members of the public that, with cooperation from the Government of the Republic of Zambia, the fugitive, Lu Ke, who fled Malawi to Zambia in June 2022, has been successfully extradited to Malawi on Saturday, 16th July, 2022.

Lu Ke fled Malawi after the publication of a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) report on dehumanising videos that he produced by tricking Malawian children in Lilongwe and Mchinji districts.

The press release state that through cooperating with both the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Zambia, the Malawi Government established that Mr. Lu Ke had fled to Zambia using unchartered routes.

“The Zambian Government apprehended him for irregular entry and fined him accordingly. Following this development, the Malawi Government through cooperation among Ministries of Homeland Security, Justice and Foreign Affairs, reached out to the Zambian Government to request for the extradition of Mr. Lu Ke.

“After procedures for considering the extradition request were completed, the Government of Zambia handed over Mr. Lu Ke at Mchinji border, on 16th July, 2022 and he is expected to appear in court where he will be charged for contravening various laws of Malawi which the Director of Public Prosecutions will outline soon,” reads the press statement in part.

The foreign affairs Ministry thanked the Government of the Republic of Zambia for the assistance it has rendered to the process saying “this cooperation underlines the cordial relations the two countries are enjoying,”.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs then advised members of the public to be vigilant and ensure that the rights of children are not abused in anyway, shape or form.