Malawi: State To Withdraw Corruption Case Against Vice President Chilima
May 06, 2024
By Joseph Dumbula
The State is due to discontinue a corruption case against Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima, reports say.
Chilima was arrested last year by the Anti-Corruption Bureau on allegations of accepting a reward of 280,000 United States dollars from Zuneth Sattar to assist his [Sattar] company, Xaviar Limited, in securing a Food Ration Packs Contract worth $7.8 million from the Malawi government for the Malawi Police.
He had initially been answering six charges; three are to do with corrupt practices by a public officer, two are for using influence to receive advantage and another for of failing to report to police or ACB over an advantage received corruptly.
Media reports are meanwhile stating that the case is slated to be dropped.
It is widely reported that the basis is on the purported admissibility of some evidence and fear of compromising national security.
Source: Panafrican vision
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