Revealed: Malawi govt wants to drop Bakili Muluzi’s corruption case

Nov 19, 2015 Politics 136
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The court case involving the Malawi’s former  President Bakili Muluzi has taken another twist as reports say that the legal affairs committee will meet the Anti- Corruption Bureau (ACB) to withdraw the case.

For over six years, Muluzi has been answering charges of corruption in which he is accused of squandering public funds amounting to 1.7 billion Kwacha.

Reports that Malawi24 has been following show that with a strenuous effort from government, the case might be dropped.

Reports suggest that this is due to the cordial relationship the current government has with the 72 year old.

The case which the ex Malawi leader claims was politically driven by late President Bingu wa Mutharika, whom he was not in terms with was recently in the media as Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda opted to refer back to the High Court his (Muluzi)  application or a  constitutional review on the corruption case.

Bakili Muluzi
Muluzi; His case remains in court.

Meanwhile, Deputy chairperson for legal affairs committee Maxwell Thyolera says their committee does not know anything on the matter to have the case withdrawn.

“We are not aware of the withdrawal of the former president Muluzi case maybe the Director of Public Procecution (DPP) is at a better position to know and give a better answer on the matter,” said Thyolela.

He further said that the DPP has to convince and give reasonable statements to Parliament on whether to withdraw the case or not but at the moment their committee has not received any information on the withdrawal.

There are many corruption cases including cashgate cases of which the IMF has asked Malawi government to quicken or else they will not resume their budgetary support to Malawi.

Muluzi together with Violet Whisky 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.

Justice Andrew Nyirenda
Justice Andrew Nyirenda: (C) deferred the application.

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 last week

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.

 

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136 Comments

  5. Iwe bennie malcom do you know the meaning of nigger poti iwe ndi niggernso panthumbo pako wamva

  17. Tawasiyan agogo anthuwo aah mavuto nde antha mmalawi muno mukalimbana ndi nkhalamba yanthuyo maso patsongolo amalawi zimenezo zinapita mbuzi imadya pamene ayimangirira nanga cash gate ya malemu muweruza ndan?

  20. mukazamva kuti kuchitekete ndikuno .kutunda osati masewera iyai kkkkkkkkkkkkkk.baraba amasulidwe alowepo yesu Joyce banda kkkkkkkkkkkkkk.thawi yabakili asanangwire money sazapataso anali matate

  21. Thats good development and do the same to Joyce Banda and her colleagues,this is the time forgiveness even the Bible says that,lets us forget about the past and start thinking forward for development of our Nation!Zinazi zingotichedwetsa basi!

  28. mukamankhululukira ameneyu musaiwale kuwakhulukukiranso onse a cashgate kuphatikizapo president wanu pitala amene nayenso anaba nawo ndalama za nkhaninkhani mu ulamuliro wa mchimwene wake mabingu

  30. Bingu ankafuna kumanga mkululuyu chifukwa cha 1.7billion pamene iye pamodzi ndi mbale wake Pitala anaomba 92billion lero mbava zikukhululukirana kkkkkk akuba amadziwanadi guys ndiye pano Pitala kutenga kamwana ka Atupele nako akajailitse kasanakhale president koma abale akumudzife sitivapo chilichose ayi or mumangane or musamangane ife kuno kwathu mkulira palibe chimatikomela…nthawi yolima ino khasu latipweteka or million sitimadziwa inu mukukamba za billion….Mulungu angowotcha Malawi akatiweruze tatopa nawo u nmphawi

  32. Ndiye whts ur worry…anawabera angangako?….anthu osayamika ..kupanda chair mukanazilemba zauchitsiru ngati izi nthawi ya kongeresi unfortunately mwabadwa cha mma 2000 so u dont know wht was happening before…..ur mothers gave birth to u….

  37. Zinthu zonse dziko muno kuti ziwonongeke ndi Bakiri, onse amene amakonda chair ndi mbala kwa munthu oganiza chair sangamufune

  38. Wawa atcheya basi baba zatha. pang’onong’ono tsana ukanayambiraso km apa you’re free. udf woyee. woye mukava kuti kuchitekete ndikuti kumeneko gama hehe.kuntunda kuno otsati masewera kuchitekete lipupa achalume.mukango ona tsikana pantima pangoti njooo muxiwe kuti ameneyo wakwana.mai wina dzulo tsanakhale bwno ndiponye maso m’nango ona choti mbeee kenako akuzandipanga atcheya m’makwana ndikuti nanuso m’makwana kd ukakhala prsdnt ndiy kt sumaona umaona gama.

    1. Zoona bro ndipo panyapake ndingoti machende ake momuja mwamuli

  46. Amwene ngati boma lakukanikani Asiyileni Azanu Alamulile cashgate ndiyo wakhalira pamupando ur brother adayiba ndalama zambili muno mumalawi shiiiit

  49. Kukhululuka ndi Chinthu ndibwino.koma muwathandiza bwanji amene anangolawapo tindalama tating’ono ting’ono ta Cashgate poti nawo ndi a Malawi?

  51. Ndichokhacho chanzeru chomwe DPP administration lachita since chilowereni m’boma. Kuteteza chuma pogwiritsa ntchito nzeru man.

  53. Monthu akamakuthamangitsa, kenako ndikumva akukutukwana dziwa kuti wakulephera ( wagonja) sakupeza. Ndipo ukhonza kuyamba kumayenda. Boma liribe umboni pamlanduwu. That’s all. Ndalama zidasowa koma nkumapitirizabe kuwononga zina pamwamba pa 1.7 billion Mk.

  61. Musazasokoseso ndi za cashgate,nanga si milandu mkuithesa apa nde pali chinyengo apa.ndimadabwa mwanawake kukakamila ku DPP amafuna zimenezo,ayi si bola mulunguso akawakhululukilaso zina zimachimo zili ndi ada amenewo kaya.

  66. Ine acheya ndiye amandiwaza. I love former president

  70. Nanga MK 92 bilion yomwe wanaba bingu zomwe akudya #Bwapini pano muyambe kaye mwafufuza ndipo mulimbane nditunda acheya samatekeseka,nose muno mumalawi ndizakugulirani sapato kkkkk kd anthu openga inu mwakhala bwanji ndimaiziwa size yanu ine ya sapato,kkkkk ndizamanga Bridge from nkhata bay to Likoma km acheya amandiwaza ine.

  73. ndiye who gives a flying fuck nigger. we need to keep moving forward. nothing will change even if you post this shitty post man, governnment is governmmment nigger plus what occurs is real. so man up or keep bitching about these poli- fu** 95-ticians and end up dying a well known man from malawi with no sucess and never contributed to the well being of malawian citizens.
    Jack the f*ck up man
    from a concerned citizen :p

  77. Kodi boma la Malawi ndilomvetsa chisoni limalimbana ndi zinthu zazii. A cashgate akungosangalala bax kungomangapo mmodzi yekha uja dziko ili bola tikadabadwira maiko ena anthu akumipando ndiopusa amangolimbana ndi zozizila zokhazokha zaphindu ayi

  79. Malawians; u have to look far. So u didnt knw why Atupere likes to join hands with any leader after BINGU? He is after saving his father. The same will happen after APM; he will try his best to find a succesor who will do nothing about PWR Audit report so that Dpp shud be saved. Zingofera mmazira. Amalawi kugona kwambiri

  81. inu musazunze munthu,palibe amalamulira dziko osaba ayi.kuyambira kamuzu mpakana pitala onsewa akhala akubera amalawi,ena amene mukuembekezera kudzawavoterawa azidzabanso ndiye palibe chifukwa chozunzirana apa.

  85. Ngati ziterodi mumasuleso onse amene ali ndi milandu monga iyi: woba nkhuku, njinga, cars. Katundu wanyumba ndi zina. Tulutsani akayidi onse a milandu yakuba osati ndi mfuti kundende.

  86. mmmmm guyz let the body of munthalika rest in peace hw can somebody who is gone abweze ndalama ? u just show ur self lack of sense n its these a issue. for u to talk lets hold hands n bulid malawi #dzuka_malawi

  88. Free him. withdraw the case. who never know that it was political case? Bakili Muluzi is our father of Democracy. Free him.

  92. Dziko lapansi likomela opata ,Iwe ndiine kwathu ndikulira. Munthu wachuma ngakhale abe ma billions samangidwa ndalama imakayankha mulandu . Koma kanyimbi ngati ine kuba nkhunda zaka 50 kundende .kapolo sakwiya Koma Tsiku lotuluka kuzakhala chimwemwe

  96. Here comes his son, atupele campaigning to be mw presdnt using our stolen money. Bakili repeatedly said “amalawi sachedwa kuiwala”

  98. 92 billion first , ngati amaba munthawo yawo chabwi , koma ife tinali ndi ndalama matumba mwathu , koma pano pano zithu zowoleratu anthu ndalama alibe mmatumba mwawo , kukhumbilanso kuti mwina chair ataimiliranso mu 2019 kuti mwina mtundu wa anthu upulumuke , # chilima muli ndi mayankho ku mwamba mukazamwalira , kamba kotengera mtundu wa anthu ku moto , ya dzuka malawi

    1. Amazenga mlandu mtembo? Ndalama zake ziti zimapezekazo? Munalemera pano mwasauka.osangonena kuti alowe adzalimalize dzikoli bwanji?

    2. And atleast akaba wina wakumudzi kagain kamayenda, musewu imakonzedwa, zipatala zimamangidwa , milathu, masukulu, anthu ma minbus adagulagula, amwenye ndi ma china adadzachuluka nkudzatsekula ma bizness a ma shop creating job kwa ongokhala,, etc.
      Lero mmm dziko lili ku msonga ili…
      Ena akaba akubisa mma bank ndi mzinyumba mwawo..Shame!!

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