Lawyers for former minister of agriculture and water development George Chaponda have applied for the cancellation of warrant of arrest for the accused.
Making the application at Blantyre Chief Magistrate Court, Chaponda through his lawyers Jai Banda and Madalitso M’meta argued that the state through the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) blatantly, flagrantly and defiantly disobeyed the terms and prescriptions contained in the warrant.
The defence team said: “ACB has refused, neglected, ignored or otherwise deliberately failed to comply with the warrant requiring the ACB to produce the said applicants before the court upon arresting them”.
They added further that the ACB has thereby hugely undermined both the rule of law and the authority of the court.
The lawyers want warrant of arrest obtained on July 14 by ACB be cancelled.
The Chief Resident Magistrate court Simeon M’dedza is to make a ruling at 1:30 pm today.
Chaponda was arrested on Wedneday following investigations into the maize purchasing scandal and he faces charges of corruptly performing public functions, misuse of public office and possession of foreign currency contrary to sections 25 (A) and 25 (B) of the Corrupt Practices Act and regulation 25 A (1) of the exchange control regulations as read with section 3 of the Exchange Control Act respectively.
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the only court that can rule justice on chaponda case is ndirande court without adjourn
amalawi anakuuzani ndani kuti anthu akuba andalezopusawa akaba samamangidwe,
The truth is always silent wen money is carelessly harassing the truth….. Abale abale ena anawotchedwa ata ba packet ya sugar,kudulida manja atapezeka ndi maize cob…kma rich savages always survive the punishment yowachimwira osauka(yobeea osauka….)
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It was nice when he was stealing from poor malawians let him face the music.
Iam happy,he is arrested,I will b moo happy fo dis so called arrest cancellation nt to work,so tht he must stay there untill convicted,thanks fo de media,u did agood job fo exposing him,ife anthu akumudzi sitiziwa kanthu.
chaponda osaonesa kufooka, akanakhala ena atakomoka kale, kumamva iiii bp yashuta, amuna azikhala olimba mtima choncho izi, za mziko lapansi kuweluzana pansi piano KUMWAMBAA kulibe zimenezi, ngakhale ena amagenda galimoto ya a c b, yosalakwa kungooneselatu kuti kusaganiza bwino kwa anthu nthawi imenei khristu akanatulukila mkukupezani mukugenda kutukwana mkupezeka kuti walephela kulowa ufumu wa yehova, tingamve bwanhi tiyeni tizipanga zinthu moganiza tisamafulumile kuchita kanthu mapeto ake mkupezeka kuti tachimwa pazinthu zosayenela, tiyeni tiphunzile kusanyozana osatengeka ndi zinthu zopanda pake chaponda, pa ize.
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