Lady Whistledown
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Inaelezwa kuwa mzozo mkubwa umejitokeza kati ya Serikali ya #Angola na Familia ya Rais #JoseDosSantos baada ya Rais João Lourenço kuamuru kuundwa kwa tume ya Serikali kupanga mazishi ya kitaifa kwa mtangulizi wake, na kusema anategemea kila mtu kuhudhuria ikiwa ni pamoja na familia yake iliyopo nje ya nchi
Familia ya Marehemu ikiongozwa na wanawe, imekataa mpango huo, ikisema Baba yao alitaka kuzikwa Barcelona kwa sababu ambazo hazijawekwa wazi na kutaka matakwa ya baba yao yaheshimiwe
Aidha, Wakili wa Dos Santos, Cármen Varela na timu ya wanasheria wake wameshutumu "shinikizo" kutoka kwa serikali ya Angola, ambayo inaripotiwa kuwatuma maafisa wa serikali kuchukua mwili huo Barcelona na kuurejesha Angola kwa ajili ya maziko
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The dispute arose after President João Lourenço decreed the setting up of a government commission to arrange a state funeral for his predecessor in the capital Luanda.
The family, led by his sons, rejected the plan, saying their patriarch wished to be laid to rest in Barcelona for undisclosed reasons. They demanded that their father’s wishes be respected.
Welwitchia dos Santos, a daughter, opposed the state funeral plan due to their disagreements with the Angolan government.
"What are you to my father? Are you his eldest son? Who gave you permission, the effrontery, to be inviting me to my own father's funeral?" she questioned President Lourenço in a voice message sent to journalists.
On Friday, the president said the Angolan government would organise the funeral and he was counting on everyone, including the family "who are abroad ", to attend.
Welwitchia and her sister Isabel, who is facing corruption-related legal proceedings in several countries, have kept off Angola for years, claiming political persecution and fearing for their lives.
Meanwhile, Spanish judicial authorities have agreed to perform an autopsy on the body of the fallen leader at the request of his daughter.
According to Lusa, the Portuguese news agency, the decision of Juzgado de Guardia de Barcelona was made following a request by Tchizé dos Santos' lawyer Cármen Varela.
Cármen Varela and Molins Defensa Penal's team of lawyers have denounced "pressure" from the Angolan government, which has reportedly sent state officials to take the body.
Source: NTV Kenya
Familia ya Marehemu ikiongozwa na wanawe, imekataa mpango huo, ikisema Baba yao alitaka kuzikwa Barcelona kwa sababu ambazo hazijawekwa wazi na kutaka matakwa ya baba yao yaheshimiwe
Aidha, Wakili wa Dos Santos, Cármen Varela na timu ya wanasheria wake wameshutumu "shinikizo" kutoka kwa serikali ya Angola, ambayo inaripotiwa kuwatuma maafisa wa serikali kuchukua mwili huo Barcelona na kuurejesha Angola kwa ajili ya maziko
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A row has erupted over the burial of former Angola President José Eduardo dos Santos who died on Friday at a Spanish hospital.The dispute arose after President João Lourenço decreed the setting up of a government commission to arrange a state funeral for his predecessor in the capital Luanda.
The family, led by his sons, rejected the plan, saying their patriarch wished to be laid to rest in Barcelona for undisclosed reasons. They demanded that their father’s wishes be respected.
Welwitchia dos Santos, a daughter, opposed the state funeral plan due to their disagreements with the Angolan government.
"What are you to my father? Are you his eldest son? Who gave you permission, the effrontery, to be inviting me to my own father's funeral?" she questioned President Lourenço in a voice message sent to journalists.
On Friday, the president said the Angolan government would organise the funeral and he was counting on everyone, including the family "who are abroad ", to attend.
Welwitchia and her sister Isabel, who is facing corruption-related legal proceedings in several countries, have kept off Angola for years, claiming political persecution and fearing for their lives.
Meanwhile, Spanish judicial authorities have agreed to perform an autopsy on the body of the fallen leader at the request of his daughter.
According to Lusa, the Portuguese news agency, the decision of Juzgado de Guardia de Barcelona was made following a request by Tchizé dos Santos' lawyer Cármen Varela.
Cármen Varela and Molins Defensa Penal's team of lawyers have denounced "pressure" from the Angolan government, which has reportedly sent state officials to take the body.
Source: NTV Kenya