{{Zambia government Tuesday reacted angrily to reports Interpol has cancelled a request for the arrest of the son of former president Rupiah Banda.}}
Mr Henry Banda is wanted over allegations of corruption regarding the sale of the state-run telecommunications company Zamtel to LAP Green of Libya in 2010.
Zambia President Michael Sata’s administration later reversed the $257-million deal upon ascending to power in 2011.
“It doesn’t matter whether or not Mr Henry Banda has been removed from the red alert notice of Interpol,” Zambia Justice minister Wynter Kabimba told journalists late Tuesday.
“We still consider Mr Banda as a suspect here and we will pursue every individual that participated in sabotaging our economy. And we cannot relent on the fight against corruption and it’s not personal.”
Mr Kabimba could not however state why his government still insisted on wanting Henry to answer to the allegations.
Interpol has removed Henry from its red alert notice citing lack of evidence.
Henry is domiciled in South Africa since his father lost power to President Sata in 2011.
The Zambian Government has dragged many members of the former government, including former president Banda, to court for various graft offences in what critics say is persecution of political opponents.
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