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Malawi's Exploitative Video Suspect Arrested in Zambia

Authorities in Zambia say they have arrested a Chinese citizen accused of selling exploitative videos of Malawian children, Voice of America reports. Malawian authorities say they are working to have the man, Lu Ke, returned to Malawi, where rights campaigners say he should face justice.

Immigration officials in Malawi told VOA their counterparts in Zambia arrested Lu Ke on Monday June 20, 2022 in the eastern Chipata district.

Lu Ke had fled Malawi, where police were searching for him after a BBC investigation reported that he was recording young villagers in central Malawi and making them say racist things about themselves in the Chinese language, Mandarin.

The news sparked outrage in Malawi. On Tuesday, various rights organizations held street protests and presented a petition to the Chinese Embassy in the capital of Lilongwe.

Earlier, the Chinese embassy in Malawi condemned the contents of the videos, saying it would work with the Malawian government to ensure the matter was properly addressed.

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