UPND Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says the Immigration Department should explain why former president Edgar Lungu was blocked from travelling so that people do not unfairly apportion blame on the ruling party. In an interview, Thursday, Mweetwa said Lungu was not an ordinary person and when his privileges or rights seemed to be tampered with, those in relevant offices should explain to the nation the reason why. “The security agents, what we request from them is that each time they take such an action to stop a person like former president Edgar Lungu, they need to know that this is not an ordinary person. He is a former president, that’s why he has a diplomatic passport, they need therefore to furnish...

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