FOUR foreigners arrested in connection with the airport gold scandal will remain in custody for a few more days after the Lusaka High Court adjourned hearing of their writ of habeas corpus yesterday as the State had only received instructions in the matter that morning. The four, who are among the nine foreign nationals and four local businessmen arrested in connection with the US$5.69 million gold scandal at the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport, dragged the state to court over their continued detention. The four include Ali Abdulla Ali Al-Safa, a Nevis national; Noha Salaheldin Aly Nadim, an Egyptian; David De La Cruz Castilla, a Spanish national; and Teunis De Mooij, a Dutch national. However, hearing of the writ of habeas...

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