Court Says Family Can Decide Where Former President is Buried
法院裁定前總統安葬地點由家屬決定
Introduction
A court in South Africa made a decision about Edgar Lungu. He was the president of Zambia. The court says his family decides where to bury him.
南非的一家法院針對贊比亞前總統 Edgar Lungu 做出了裁決。法院表示，其安葬地點應由其家屬決定。
Main Body
Edgar Lungu died on June 5, 2025, in South Africa. The government of Zambia wanted his body in Zambia. They wanted a big funeral in the city of Lusaka.
Edgar Lungu 於 2025 年 6 月 5 日在南非逝世。贊比亞政府希望將其遺體運回贊比亞，並在路沙卡市舉行大型葬禮。
But the family wanted a private burial in South Africa. They said this was what Mr. Lungu wanted. The family and the current president of Zambia do not like each other. They have a bad history.
但家屬希望在南非進行私人安葬。他們表示這是 Lungu 先生的遺願。家屬與現任贊比亞總統關係不睦，雙方有著不愉快的前史。
First, a lower court said the government was right. Then, the Supreme Court changed this. The court said the family's rights are more important than the government's rules.
起初，下級法院裁定政府正確。隨後，最高法院推翻了此決定。法院表示，家屬的權利比政府的規定更為重要。
Conclusion
The family won this case. The Zambian government can try to ask another court for help.
家屬贏得了這場訴訟。贊比亞政府可以嘗試請求其他法院提供協助。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The 'Want' Pattern
In this story, we see a fight between two groups. To explain this, we use the word wanted.
How it works:
Person → wanted → Thing/Action
Examples from the text:
- The government → wanted → his body in Zambia.
- The family → wanted → a private burial.
🛠️ Simple Word Swap
Notice how we change the time of the story:
Now (Present) Then (Past)
- Want Wanted
- Say Said
Tip: Adding -ed to the end of a word often tells us the action happened yesterday or a long time ago.