BURUNDI: Court rules king”s body to remain in Switzerland

A court in Switzerland has ended a legal battle over the fate of the remains of a Burundian deposed King Mwambutsa IV, who died 40 years ago, must remain in country, AFP news agency reports quoting local media. King Mwambutsa led Burundi at independence from Belgium in 1962, but was deposed just four years later […]

A court in Switzerland has ended a legal battle over the fate of the remains of a Burundian deposed King Mwambutsa IV, who died 40 years ago, must remain in country, AFP news agency reports quoting local media. King Mwambutsa led Burundi at independence from Belgium in 1962, but was deposed just four years later in a dispute linked to rivalries between ethnic Tutsis and Hutus.

He died in Switzerland in 1977, leaving clear instructions that his remains should never be returned to Burundi.   

His daughter and the Burundian government, however, campaigned for his remains to be repatriated.