Judge orders ACB to trim charges against Muluzi
A High Court Judge ruled that Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) should amend its charges pressed on former president Bakili Muluzi and trim from the current 80 to a maximum of 12.
The counts are based on $11 million money in his private account which the state alleges he siphoned from donors.
His lawyers made interim challenge that the counts were not clear and there was duplication and too many.
High Court Judge, Justice Mclean Kamwambe on Tuesday ruled that ACB should reduce the counts Muluzi is facing.
“The whole purpose of limiting counts is to avoid prejudice, embarrassment and it is?for better management of the case,” Judge Maclean Kamwambe said in his ruling in Blantyre.
The judge gave the ACB 10 days to serve the amended sheet on Muluzi.
Muluzi’s lawyers have since disclosed that they are happy with the ruling arguing that the onus was now in the state to provide all facts supporting their allegations.
The 66-year-old denies any wrong doing.
Muluzi return in Malawi on Saturday from United Kingdom where he underwent an operation on his spine.
His lawyers have also filed an application to the High Court to dismiss the case on grounds that the state is abusing court process.
In the application lodged with the court, Muluzi lawyers argue that the state has been commenting on the case and giving Muluzi public and media trial and even presuming him guilty until proven innocent.
They have also submitted objective evidence that the matter is politically inspired with the audio voice of President Bingu wa Mutharika instructing the then Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director to shake up Muluzi and letters Mutharika sent Muluzi threatening arrest.
Please a Malawi tasiyani ndale za hatred. Musiyeni Muluzi apume. inuyo mukubaso maumboni tili nawo kale. Ngati mumatsata bwino nkhani zofanana ndi imeneyi M’mayiko monga Zimbabwe, Kenya, South Africa ndi Zambia boma siriwina ayi. Cholinga chawo chimakhala kunyozetsa tsogoleri wakale kuti iwo awoneke ngati anzeru. Believe you me, nkhani imeneyi isakaza ndalama za boma zambiri ndipo uluza ndi anthu wamba. Anthuwa ndi amodzi amamwa tea ndi coffee limodzi. stop fooling yourself Alex,Penda Pikula ndi iwe kachitsiru Boma Mzimba. tasiyani ndale za chidanizo.
Ameneyutu ndiye cheya. Achalume amangwetu. Anyamata apatawuni. Kuvika mtaoni andu wonze woga wokawoka basi. Aiche soni ni ma loyasi. Mwanjawutu wakalamuka. Soni Atcheyapee!!
Onse onyoza Tcheya Mulungu achite naye what was Bingu without Atcheya and all of mapilikaniro mbuu!! azakazi inu mbava zotchona. Bakili father of Democracy akubwera mumufumbe Bingu ndalama akugawazi wachoka nazo kuti, M uluzi was richer even without presindetial salary than Bingu was before being president.
The north welcomes your excellency the former president DR. BAKILI MULUZI a true son of Malawi. KHOLO la a masiye lafika!!!! the north will always remember you sir, MZUNI, Auction floors, Mzuzu High court, Mzuzu central hospital, chiweta kalonga road, free primary education, open access to higher learning…. etc…etc winayu aloze nthito yamanja ake aatali ngati ….!!!
Indeed Chair is the real father of all malawians, he never stood with his Yao dynasty to demean other tribes or regions of Malawi, to him we were all sons and daughters of Malawi. Indeed we have really learnt a bitter lesson kuti Wachiyawo am’jomba anali munthu wachikondi with all leadership qualities besides maphunziro. Lets meet in 2014 and see.
Kaya wina afune kaya asafune Quota ikubwera basi!!! Kaya Tcheya abwere kaya asabwere Quota ikukhala basi!!!! Eete eeeh
Komabe Bingu will regret one day for introducing quota. Muzandifunsa. Panopa he is too powerful. He cannot listen to anyone. The problem with quota is that it is meant to deal with innocent Northerners. He is using fake statistics, he accuses them of cheating. Mulungu sangasangalare nazo zimenezi.
My fellow Malawians pls ask Bingu and his Government how much money are they spending for this Muluzi case, then you will know that it is a waste of time and govenment resources, this is what happens in poor countries the government trying to look good in the eyes of less informed masses, mpaka zaka zake 5 za Bingu Zitha ulimi othirira uja asanakupangireni inu muli busy ndi mulandu woti sumawinidwa. Ndipo si kuti Bingu a luza akawuluza mulanduwu iye awina chifukwa he deflected people’s attention from Development projects he promised during campagn to political witch hunt cases.pls remind him about irrigation projects,quality education, development in rural areas, I was there(malawi) a month ago the situation has jumped from bad to worse,Ife muliyenda muno tinayiwala kuti munthu a mavala kabudula wa zigamba, chigamba mpakana mmalaya omwe, Umernewu ndi umphawi wa ukulu abale inu tiyeni tisiye zinthu zowaphpiritsa anthu osauka who trusted us that their circumstances will be improved by Bingu’s administration, lets us ask Bingu to change the situation now and stop spending Millions of Kwachas on fruitless things.
A Malawi kodi mukudziwa kuti ndi ndalama zingati zimene boma likuwononga pa tsiku ndi mulandu umenewu? especially when politicians are involved in such cases it becomes worse, you will believe me in 2014 that this case will not yield results Bingu is playing a political game here, if you dont belive me now just wait and see how much money will be spent before the case is thrown out of court.No one can believe that Bingu and Muluzi Communicate peacefully in private, koma kukacha they start playing their political games and people get diveded and sometimes fight and hate each other at work.
Leave Atcheya alone please!Kodi inu simukuba?If you were not stealing then the country would not be experiencing FUEL and FOREX shortages…Za JET Mwamatula pati?tell us!
Acheya awapase mpata kuti apume, m’mayesa akudwala? anthuni muzikhululukirana. we are tired of tit 4 tat game. Inuso azakubabadani, wait 4 2014.
As much as am happy to have the great son of Malawi back home , and wish him well ,l also want tosay that if he goes free then let all prisonners go free.Let justice take its course , no need to reduce crmime he did , let the law judge .There is no reason why he should be pardoned , lets set the record staright here so we dont face this in future ,let Bingu also know that for what ever he is doing he will face the law .