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Big question about plane crash photos

The disappearance of forensic samples and photographs collected during postmortems has raised serious questions about the credibility, transparency and completeness of the investigation into the June 10, 2024 plane crash that killed former vice-president Saulos Chilima and eight others. The others who were in the plane are former first lady Patricia Shanil Dzimbiri, Ministry of Foreign Affairs deputy chief of staff Abdul Lapukeni, Chilima’s medical officer Dan Kanyemba, guard commander Lukas Kapheni, aide-de-camp Chisomo Chimaneni, operators of the aircraft, namely pilot-in-command Colonel Owen Sambalopa, second-in-command Major Flora Selemani- Ngwinjili and engineer Major Wallace Aidini. The revelations, made during proceedings of the plane crash enquiry, have intensified concerns over h…

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