Zambia arrests ex-president's daughter, again
Zambian authorities arrested and charged the daughter of former president Edgar Lungu on Tuesday on money laundering charges.
Tasila Lungu, a lawmaker for the capital Lusaka's Chawama constituency, was taken into custody after returning from a trip in the United States, the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) said.
She is accused of "possession of properties suspected to be proceeds of crime and money laundering acts," DEC spokesman Allan Tamba told reporters.
The DEC said the 41-year-old owned a farm valued at 8.8 million kwacha ($316,000) in eastern Zambia from January 2015 to December 2022, where she did farming and game ranching.
Her father served as the leader of copper-rich southern African nation between 2015 and 2021.
The former first family are no stranger to run-ins with the police.
In May 2024, Tasila Lungu was detained alongside her mother and sister on fraud charges, which the family dismissed as political vendetta. Her brother, Dalitso, is also facing corruption charges.
Police raided their house in 2023, accusing the former first lady of stealing vehicles.
Lungu stepped down from the presidency in 2021 when veteran opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema won elections by a landslide.
Lungu has said he plans to run for president again in next year's elections.
