Chinese fugitive wanted for racist videos of Malawi children arrested in Zambia
- Lu Ke is accused of filming young villagers saying racist things about themselves in Chinese, then selling the footage on social media
- In one video, a child aged about nine is heard saying ‘I am a monster with low IQ’
A fugitive Chinese national wanted in Malawi for filming children singing racist chants in Chinese has been arrested in neighbouring Zambia, an immigration official said Monday.
“He was arrested in Chipata, Zambia after fleeing the country through uncharted routes,” Malawi immigration spokesman Pasqually Zulu said.
Lu Ke is accused of exploiting children in Malawian villages by filming them making racist remarks about themselves, in Chinese phrases they did not understand.
He then sold the videos on Chinese social media, in a business uncovered last week by the BBC.
“We want him to stand trial in Malawi,” police spokesman Harry Namwaza said, adding that his country would seek Lu’s extradition.
In one video, a young child aged about nine is heard saying: “I am a monster with low IQ.”