Parliament wants ACB to speed up Bakili Muluzi’s corruption case

Nov 06, 2015 Politics 145
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Muluzi

It is a case that has been there for six years now and the legal committee at the Parliament is not happy at all that ex Malawi President, Bakili Muluzi has his MK1.7 Billion case keep stalling up to now due to a series of legal activities.

Muluzi is together with Violet Whisky answering the charges which remain pegged at a whooping MK1.7 Billion.

Reports Malawi24 has been following show that the Parliamentary Legal Affairs Committee wants the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) to state why the case has been dormant for such a ‘long period’.

Bakili Muluzi
Muluzi; His case remains in court.

When speaking to the media the committee’s, Chairperson Lewis Chakwantha hinted on their quest to have the graft busting body tell the nation as what has been the reasons for the case to delay in that sort and why the 72 year old former President has not yet faced justice.

This comes at a time when commentators have argued that the case which Muluzi has been protesting as politically motivated is stalling because the ex Malawi leader has been in good terms with the current regime led by Peter Mutharika despite the case starting at a time when his late brother, Bingu wa Mutharika led the nation before his demise in 2012.

Just recently, Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda referred back to the High Court Muluzi’s for a  constitutional review on the case.

The two wanted the Supreme Court to direct that the High Court, sitting as a constitutional court, should determine that the charges were politically motivated and, therefore, should be dismissed.

Muluzi’s lawyer, Lawyer Tamando Chokotho applied to have the matter referred for constitutional review, alleging that the whole trial against him perverts the Constitution in many respects

But Nyirenda has since faulted the High Court for referring the matter to the highest court before weighing the arguments.

“This was a misdirection on the part of the court. The learned judge was supposed to decide whether it is necessary or not necessary for the matter to be submitted to the Chief Justice for further consideration. For all these reasons, this matter is returned to the original court for the learned judge to determine as he might consider appropriate,” the Chief Justice said in his ruling on Thursday.

The Chief Justice argues that the ex President has remained of the view that the process resulted in violation of the Constitution because the former Attorney General and the former Director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau’s (ACB) conduct, in attempting to fabricate evidence against Muluzi, undermined his right to a fair trial under Section 42(2) (f) of the Constitution.

The case has been stalling due to among other things Muluzi’s deteriorating health and other legal processes.

 

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145 Comments

  5. Enanu mukamati muluzi kusolola amasolola mmatumba mwanu boma mmalo mochepesa mavuto Ku malawi mwayamba kumakamba zakukhutu ngt izziiiiii

  8. That Ghanian investigative journalists should be invited to cone to Malawi to do some work here.Something must be terribly wrong with our judiciary system.

    Mnjombayu asatiputsitse apa akudziwa chimene akupanga.This time credible independent doctors must fly in to examine this man feigning illness.How does he manage to attend elections in other countries for several days and fail to report at the high court for just a few hours after his hearty breakfast.

  14. Koma ndiye akukusewelani bwanji ,,muziti akugwila ntchito akuba mukuwona ,,go to the hospitals see if u find food or drugs ,how many hours of electricity do u have each day ? What about water ? Dont get me started about food prices ,,wake fvck up people

  40. Musiye chair asalimbanenaye, asiye kulimbana ndi cash gate afuna azipanga za bakili, amutaye ndi mdala yemwe wasintha dzikoli pa democracy, mutayeni apume ntchito waigwira

  43. Kod 577billion ndi 1.7billion yambiri ndi iti pamenepa???? Agalu amenewa alimbane ndi omwe anaba ndalama zambiri osat timachenjeto ndisiiren chair apume…..!

  49. Boma Ili Likufuna Kukwilila Zawo, Aiwala Posachedwapa Atenga Mpingo Onse Kupita Nawo Ku U N Kungowononga Ndalama Basi, Asiyeni A Muluzi Apume Musawaphe Ndi Bp

  52. Kodi kuMalawi muzamanga angati anthu a corruption chifukwa mapuresident a malawi aliyense amatenga Boma ndi uphawi wake chifukwa chake corruption siyizatha kumalawi

  53. Mmm mzoonad kut munthu akabeledwa njinga amatha kusakasaka mmatumba.they are bzy wth the cases of past 6yrs why do thy not check 4 cashgat and the money dat Pitala used to take 170 pple jst 4 mtng????

  57. Mulandu mwa ulephe pa Six years munali kuti nthawi yonseyi ? Ife tikudikila zomwe munatilonjeza osati kunva zopusa ngati zimenezo musiyeni Bakili .inu mbuzi zosayamika eeetii?

  59. aliyese amene wakhala akuba abwaze,enawa aphunzilepo,ndiwomwe agwesa chuma chadziko lamalawi,amene akuti awasiye ndiwe mbuli umangoziwa kudandawula.akabweza Peter ndi Joyce nawoso ziwafika.

  67. kkk..akabweza mukalipire kuIllovo sugar atsike mtengo,escom nayo magetsi 24hrs blackout muwakumbuke…after this case plz toss another coin mwina mulandu wina ungakhale wa uyu ameneyuyu uyu wa K92B yu…

  69. President, nduna, ma mp nonse okuba ndiye muzimusaka okuba nzanu, mitu yanu ikuyenda? Taapatseni anthu zipangizo za ulimi apa. Ngati wina sunamuone bwino kumwalira kwake yerekeza umpute Chair.

  70. I ve seen all comments but malawians we must know that the truth comes from the beginning. So if muluzis case sorted out there can b much pressure for each and every case which our readers committed.we shd try to follow the truth not just hiding bad people who made us poor and be in trouble without any development seen in our areas. Pelekani komenti Poona chilungamo cha nkhani k1:7billion on his time was too much money as well. He must be judged accordingly. Nakhuluma.

  71. Yap afta speeding up Muluzi’s case, then immediately turn to that case in wch the DPP gurus embezzled an amount worth.a K92bn and then bring out the report so that ppl shud kno what exactly hapened ,,, thus the game will balance ,,,,,, K92bn, K1.7bn shud all be speeded up together and no ommision to the other ,,,,,,,,

  73. Yap afta speeding up Muluzi’s case, then immediately turn to that case in wch the DPP gurus embezzled an amount worth.a K92bn and then bring out the report so that ppl shud kno what exactly hapened ,,, thus the game will balance ,,,,,, K92bn, K1.7bn shud all be speeded up together and no ommision to the other ,,,,,,,,

  78. Kodi anthu inu amene mukudzudzula parliament,,,, alakwa chani? Boma likuononga ndalama zochuluka pa mulandu umeneyu,,,, sikuti akuti muluzi amangidwe koma akuti mulanduyu uyende mwachangu nanga mpaka six years? Ndipo walowa kangati mukhothi ndalama zokhazokha boma likuunonga ma allowances ama judge, apolice, mboni za pankhaniyi ndi ena ambiri..

  88. Musayambepo kutinvetsa mutu mwanva!…..kod mumapanga zauchitsiru bwanji m’malo mongokonza zinthu….kod ndinu aMalawi kapena ayi tithamangitsanepo apa…..zaugalu et!..

  89. Amusiye Tcheya chifukwa chani? Munthu ukamenyera ufulu nde uziba? zachamba zanuzo ayi!! No one is above the law. evry citizen has the right for fair trial… ukalakwila lamulo, chilungamo chiyende ngati madzi

  92. Ngati munkufuna kuti munzafere mpaphando ku parliament ko anyani unu munsiye bakili .Nyalaonse ili ku mw ko mulimbane ithe

  94. Dats a gd move y panickng JB as if atcheya sanabeko includng Peter thru his bro Bingu? If such is de case let JB calmly stay abroad wthout distbnces.

    1. Alhomwe atana? Iwe bwampini eti tikukamba za mitundu apa fuck off stupid kape

  100. Kodi paja mkulu wa ACB anachotsedwa ntchito uja ndindani? Chifukwa chowatengera atcheya kukhothi nthawi ya bingu yambanipo tikuonereni

  102. Ndiye kuti boma likuvuta kuyendesa chifukwa cha 1.7billion inu opusa eti ipita kwandani akabwenza zitsilu zakumipando inuso muzidikira kumangidwa mukamatura pasi mipando yanuyu anthu opasa manyazi zitsilu zophunzira abwampini paliboma lomwe silinabepo chiyambireni kuti mukalimbane ndi Bakili sindivotera zitsilu mkona ndikunena nonse sindilimbaliso yachipani koma nkhaniyi inayambira karekale kubereka mwana mpkaka kuyamba school isanathe nkhani akhakha nokhanokha mbuzi zawanthu

  103. Mulandu mpaka 6 yeasş?pomwe okuba bankha ndı nkhuku wıthın 3days tınva kuuı alıku maula,zomba,mıkuyu,doması prıson alıpa shamba akudya phedex,chıgunda/chıvomelezı,8ısh thıs world lokomela opata then we must aşk God to say your Kıngdom come please!!we tıred by those pple.m.c.p/u.d.f/d.p.p./pp/d.p.p.2 and nt forget alamunda.no one was or ıs go6d,only God ıs good al5 the tıme,he never change

  112. Tcheya Simungamuthe Mungofuna Kumuonjezela Ndalama Zinatu Maumboni Mukawatenga Kuti Poti Pano Dziko La Libya Linatha Anagawanapo Gadaf Mukampeza Kuti, Koma Inu! Inu! Mungofunapo Kudya Ma Allowance Basi

  116. mukupangako ndiye kundikanda padaz. asiyen ambuyanga apume. nawe malawi 24 undisamale. nanu mbuli muli ku parliament ko pakhan zose zauphawi uli mmalawi muno mwaona kut mchazeru kjwashosha madalamadala?

  117. Court isalimbane tcheya anamenyelera ufulu amusiye asangalale ndi retirement yake ,alimbane ndiamene anamba ndalama zambiri.

  120. A tcheya asiyeni apeze mpumulo..pangani mfundo yakuti alimi muwapase makuponi, mpaka mvula igwe opanda mbewu, adzala chiyani..

  122. Mukulimbana ndi 1.7 billion dpp inaba 92billion komanso peter ulundo wake waku america anaononga 1.9billion atatenga anthu 120 koma muli ndinzalu inu mutiuze kaye za 92billion ya dpp

  124. Koma zina ukanva zotseketsa kwabasi mmalo mukamba mfundo zothyakuka bwino komeneko aaaa@ ma file anapita ndi ishmael wadi

  125. Asiyeni achair apume mukulimbananawo chifukwa chani? Mwaiwala ndalamazomwe anabisa mose wakale kundata farm nanga cash gate ya jb mwairephera,nanga bwampini uyu mwamuwona bwanji 2years koma zithu mmenezikuvutiramu mwaiwala makape inu,inuso amalawi24 mukapanga masewera musowa.

  126. Let him enjoy his retirement waphura zamoto nthawi yaitali milandu izingoonongabe chuma cha boma siizatha & Mutharika axaisiyaso

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