Malawi government seize Muluzi’s passport
Malawi authorities have seized the passport of former President Bakili Muluzi, who faces corruption charges, and barred him from leaving the country, a senior official said Saturday.
Muluzi was scheduled to leave for the United Kingdom for a medical check-up next Wednesday, but Saturday was informed he must not go abroad, his lawyer Jay Banda told Reuters.
“We have seized his passport because there are some things we have to look into before he leaves for the UK,” Anti-Corruption Bureau director Alex Nampota told Reuters.
Banda said the bureau had received anonymous calls last night that Muluzi did not plan to come back after travelling to Britain. He said the claims were politically motivated and unfounded.
Muluzi has been under investigation for the last two years on suspicion of siphoning money from Taiwan, Morocco, Libya and other donors. He was arrested in February and charged with 87 counts of diverting money into his private account. He denies any wrongdoing.
Muluzi, who ruled the southern African nation for 10 years, stepped down in 2004 after unsuccessfully trying to change the constitution to allow him to stand again.
He was barred from contesting in this years’ May presidential elections, but backed his former rival John Tembo of the Malawi Congress Party. The alliance lost the election to Bingu Wa Mutharika – (Reuters)
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You know what???
Its time malawi has to learn that we are living in the endtime and that all these happenings are a sign of the nearness of the coming of the Lord.
If you want reall life that gives peace of mind,malawi leave politics to those that have decided to die politians and cling to your salvation for the days are evil thus saith the Lord of hosts,please repent and wait his coming.
Evans
Mr Khobidi politics affects everybody whether you are God fearing or not.Whether you are a pastor or not, we all go into the same shops,we all have kids who are supposed to be sent school,so if the economy is in bad shape then everybody is in for it whether a politician or not.I find this excuse not holding any water yankhulani zina apa.If people had not voted for multi party politics,all mboni za yehova would have died in exile.