ACB arrest Zameer Karim, 2 top Malawi police officers

December 5, 2018 Wongani Chiuta - Nyasa Times 39 Comments

Zameer Karim, whose Pioneer Investments donated K145 million to the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) through a Standard Bank account which President Peter Mutharika is the sole signatory and also five vehicles to DPP, has been arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in relation to the Malawi Police Service (MPS) food rations scam, Nyasa Times understands.

Karim of Pioneer Investment arrested

ACB has also arrested two Malawi Police officers; Comissioner Innocent Bottomani and Senior Supritendant  Grant Kachingwe in relation to the K2.7billion ($3.9m; £2.8m) contract to supply food to the police.

The trio has been taken to ACB offices in Lilongwe for interrogations.

The graft-busting body has been investigating a Malawi police food supply contract  that was awarded to a firm owned Karim, called Pioneer Investments.

The leaked report by ACB alleges that the head of finance of Malawi’s police,  Bottomani, and Karim had “connived” to award Pioneer Investment a contract to provide 500,000 food ration packs.

Days after the contract was signed, Pioneer Investment allegedly asked for a change to the agreed price from 2.3bn kwacha to nearly 2.8bn – the report says the change was fraudulently approved by Bottomani.

When Karim was paid for supplying the food ration packs in 2016, he allegedly deposited 145m kwacha into a DPP bank account that is reportedly managed by President Mutharika.

But following a public outcry on the K145 million donation, the DPP was forced to give back the donation to Karim, and ACB went ahead to clear Mutharika, saying he did not personally benefit from the money deposited into his account.

But recently it was revealed that that five units of Nissan NP 300 vehicles that Karim bought from Nissan Malawi (Imperial Motors Limited) on July 31 2017 under order number 318712 were a week later registered in Mutharika’s name and a proxy, State House employee Dabble Disi managed the change of ownership.

In explaining the five-vehicle donation valued at K17 million each, bringing the total amount to K85 million, State House press secretary Mgeme Kalilani said the vehicles belonged to the party and not the President, a similar refrain that was dangled when Mutharika was asked to explain the K145 million donation.

 

 

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39 replies on “ACB arrest Zameer Karim, 2 top Malawi police officers”

  2. I for one do not see any case for Karim here but Bottoman. Such issues are difficult to prove in a court of law. ACB will have to establish whether there was corruption between Karim and the police and Karim and DPP. Karim was selling goods whether the tender was awarded irregularly or not is non of his business, He supplied the goods and he wrote the police to adjust the price and it was up to the police to decline or accept if the price adjustment was unreasonable. when he was paid only him had the decretion on how to use his money whether to donate to a party, buy cars or gamble. If he donated the K145m, the money which was paid to him was in one cheques, how do you tell that the K145m that he donated was from his principal, profit or adjusted amount. About the president being the sole signatory of the DPP account, it is purely a mandatory arrangement between the bank and its client. A corporate client can decide to have one signatory by way of minuted request to the bank where trustee issues such mandate to the bank to have one signatory. the bank can not force a client to have an account signed by many people.

  3. A way of collecting information to hide so that those who would want to pursue the matter further later should not find incriminating material/evidence. We have seen this before. Kunamiza a Malawi.

  4. at for kwacha it’s darkness, let me tell you this whether you like it or not the law in Malawi is taking place that is why your boss is sleeping in prison. And you are nothing in India you are a taxi driver. you not disrespect Mother Malawi.
    watch your stinking mouth.
    son of a bitch.

  8. I can see the whole cabinet and maliseche under custody come 2019. These are thieves see how they protected each other during maize gate shame on you. These is a party of thieves ACB why you only investigate after outcry of Malawians all criminal cases involving Muthalika and his ministers. 13 files no where to be seen koma Chakwera ayinjoya ntchito 2019 kwabasi. Lol God help us to clean all this swamp in govt.

    1. The is actually the reason this DPP govt is very dangerous. Like type mafia they are blatantly dishonest, manipulative and calculative. All this is gimmick to fool Malawians.
      Look even at the purported arrests-done midweek, in the morning before 3pm court bail is granted and thieves are in the comforts of their homes. And this is a party in govt using govt machinery, to maneur- engineering with the sole purpose to redeem and exonerate thieves.
      Shame &Hopeless.

    2. Yes, you are right. Cleaning the trio by removing all incriminating evidence. This ACB is a heap of rubbish.

  10. Sorry Malawians there is no one in Malawi who an Indian like Kareem is afraid of. No Malawian not even APM can punish Kareem or any other Indian in Malawi. We Indians can do whatever we wish to in Malawi. Your government is run by us Indians because all you Malawians are corrupt. And ignorant. You Malawians need to accept that we are the real owners of Malawi.

    2. Kulankhula kosauka kwa munthu wosauka. Ndikukhumba inu mutakhala mwenye koma inu simungathe kupusitsa ana anu omwe mungapusitse ndi kuphunzitsa chiwombankhanga pamwamba pa mtengo. Abale zonse zomwe mwazinenazi zikungopusitsa anthu opusa amwano monga inu opusa. Kuwopsya kwa dothi sikuli lingaliro labwino lomwe tidzakhala nawo akuda akuganiza kuti ndi Amwenye ndipo adzadzipha okha 🤣

  11. Awa ndi macheza chabe. 2019 maliseche will be charged with receiving stolen money. Check the laws

  13. This is a fake arrest just like that of Chaponda. Malawians will remember my truth here. These people will also be acquited just like the Mulanje boy if we maintain the DPP govt. Nanga a ACB why can’t u arrest one of the beneficiaries of the stolen money (the owner of tht account where K145M was deposited into). Paja palitu mlandu “Receiving stolen property” contrary to section 328 of Penal Code.

    1. mr maliseche amaona ngati antu fe osazindikila azitipusisa ndi zimenezi tiziona ngati pali nkani muhuze adikile 2019 operatio ikubwela anchoka gulu lake la dausi ndi azinzake achina chaponda

  15. Which ACB are we talking about here, the same one that deliberately lose cases to protect their bosses above?
    This is just another hide and seek game to fool the unsuspecting malawians and that’s dpp government for you, me, and everyone else.

  16. Wokuba ameneyo amupeleke ku mob justice, ife tikaba 5 pin no belo, watibela zambili. Tiwone ngati zili zo ona amupeleke ku mob justice tithane naye ife, Amwenye akutibela ife anthu osawuka ife. Asampase belo ameneyo. Avunde ku kaidi ameneyo. Ngati atampase belo ndiyekuti wagwilizana ndi a president. Ife Amalawi tabvutika zaka zonsezi. No bell at all.

  17. Good, ACB start draining the swamp, we will finalize the process in 5 months when the big cashgaters will be locked up

  18. What about the 145 and 5 cars recipient they still have 5 months immunity? death by ballot come May 2019

  19. Lets wait and see if the main beneficiary of MK145m will be arrested as well. We expect justice at all level. DPP is a corrupt party no one could deny this assertion. Real drama will start in 2019 when DPP will be in opposition.

  20. The party is happy to knowingly receive donation from a person who is suspected of corruption. Who is the president of this party???? Shame!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  24. Too late too little. Please ACB don’t worry we will start to do the real work after 21 May 2019 as the main thief’s will be arrested and tried successfully include the one who returned 145 million kwacha and also received 5 vehicles.

    2. Yes REAL job we will start 2019 all of these shielded by the extended beneficiary power of the president adzamangidwe we shall clean up all messes MALAWI back to normal 2019. Osati nyasi za DPP

      1. It’s a dummy by DPP. They want to stop the opposition from talking about the 145m Kwacha during their rallies, because “the matter is in court”. Not that ACB is serious. No. It’s just to save APM from the issue. At least for now.

    4. Too little too late. Wina wayiwonera patali yimeneyi!!!!!. Mbulanda uja wayamba kuzizidwa pano. It does not matter how long justice takes, la 40 limakwana basi. Your bank account gets fatter by not 1 million but 145 millions and somebody says you did not directly benefit from that money. Akakutumizira salary yako ku bank ndekuti sunalipidwebe mpaka ndalamayo utakayigwira basi.

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