Emmanuel Banda: Zambian fugitive MP arrested in Zimbabwe

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Emmanuel Banda: Zambian fugitive MP arrested in Zimbabwe
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He is said to have escaped through a hospital a window in August.

A fugitive Zambian lawmaker with a bounty on his head has been arrested in Zimbabwe, Zambian authorities have said.

Jack Mwiimbu said the MP was arrested by Zimbabwean police at a flat he had been renting and would remain there pending extradition formalities. The PF spokesman, Emmanuel Mwamba, said what was happening was "an abduction" adding that the government should follow "internationally prescribed extradition protocols".

The Zambian police added that preparations to "finalise and transmit the required documents to Harare are currently underway" and further updates would be given in due course.

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