According to France-Presse (AFP), the spokesman for the Barcelona court confirmed that the 'green light' for the analysis of the body of the former Angolan leader was granted by the authorities on Friday and that the autopsy had already been carried out.
Former President José Eduardo dos Santos died on July 8, aged 79, in a clinic in Barcelona, Spain, after weeks of hospitalization.
The Government decreed seven days of national mourning and declared that it intends to hold a state funeral in Luanda, a decision opposed by one of the daughters, Tchizé dos Santos, stating that this was not the will of her father, and that José Eduardo dos Santos did not he wanted to be buried in Angola while João Lourenço is in power.
