Zambia plane .. Cairo reveals new details about the detainees
Cairo – Ashraf Abdel Hamid
Posted on: August 29, 2023: 01:48 AM GST Last updated: August 29, 2023: 01:48 AM GST
Egypt announced that it is following up the progress of investigations with Egyptians detained by the Zambian authorities who were on board a plane that landed at Kenneth Kaunda airport a few days ago.
Egypt is pursuing investigations
The Egyptian authorities are coordinating with their Zambian counterparts regarding investigations with Egyptians detained in Zambia, and are continuously following up on developments in legal procedures against them. According to what an informed source confirmed to the official Middle East News Agency in Egypt.
The source confirmed that the concerned authorities are closely following up the proper conduct of the investigation procedures with them in accordance with the rules of international law.
Cairo had revealed the truth about the plane that landed at an airport in Zambia, and it was reported that it was coming from Egypt, carrying quantities of gold and foreign currencies on board.
“not egyptian”
According to what an informed source revealed to the official Middle East News Agency, that the plane was private and had transited inside Cairo Airport earlier, and was subject to inspection and ensuring that it fulfilled all safety and security rules that are applied at the highest levels within all Egyptian airports and ports.
He added that the plane does not carry Egyptian nationality, pointing out that with regard to what was reported about the presence of another plane that was seized by the Zambian authorities, this last plane did not cross Egyptian airspace in the first place.
The source added that coordination is currently taking place at the highest level between the Egyptian authorities and their Zambian counterparts to find out the truth and circumstances of the incident.
detention of those on board
The authorities in Zambia seized a chartered private plane, which arrived on Tuesday evening from Cairo, carrying 5 Egyptians, a Dutchman, a Spaniard, a Latvian citizen and another from Zambia, and transferred them to a detention center for interrogation, according to what the Director General of the Anti-Narcotics Committee said in a press conference held in the capital. Zambian Lusaka.
“dangerous goods”
He said that the plane was carrying “dangerous goods” and landed at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport in the capital, where inspectors found money amounting to 5 million and 600 thousand dollars, and also found 602 pieces of gold, weighing 127.2 kilograms, in addition to 5 pistols and 126 rounds. He explained that according to this information, the private plane and another plane belonging to a local airline were confiscated, and the money was placed in the custody of the Bank of Zambia, with investigations continuing into the matter.
It is noteworthy that the Zambian Minister of Mines and Minerals Development, Paul Kapusui, said at the press conference that what was found of gold was in 4 boxes containing 58 to 61% of copper, 38 to 41% of zinc, and trace amounts of tin, osmium and nickel. All were less than 0.8%.
Read also
2023-08-28 21:48:00
#Zambia #plane #Cairo #reveals #details #detainees
