Bophani accused of perverting course of justice: Malawi cashgate

Former Deputy Inspector General of Police Nelson Bophani has been accused by Malawi’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB)  of abuse of office and perverting the course of justice in an investigation into the cashgate scandal.

Bophani: Accused of abuse of office
Bophani: Accused of abuse of office

In a typical case of the hunter getting hunted, Bophani at the onset of the ‘cashgate’ investigation under President Joyce Banda headed a multi-agency special unit that initiated the probe.

His arrest came after Nyasa Times carried a story that Bophani was earmarked for arrest.

“Mr. Bophani has been arrested for a suspected charge of Misuse of Public Office and Conspiracy to Defeat Justice…This is in relation to the on-going investigation into ‘cashgate’,” said Egrita Ndala, spokesperson for the Ant-Corruption Bureau in a statement released Thursday.

Authorities said he will answer charges on allegations that he concealed files of a fictitious trust called Good Deeds Trust of former budget director Paul Mphwiyo.

He reportedly concealed the investigation file of  the case in which Mphwiyo is accused of  Good Deeds Trust in September 23  to buy a house title number Alimaude 12/263 from Geoffrey James Kayanula at K50 million knowingly or having reason to believe that the said price or money were proceeds of a crime.

As head of the ‘cashgate’ investigation team, the former deputy police chief was privy to all investigation files.

ACB suspects he concealed certain information to protect certain people in the ‘cashgate’ investigations.

Authorities said  Bophani is also accused of concealing information in the case of businessman Stafford Mpoola on money laundering charges in relation to Malawi Cashgate scandal .

Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested Mpoola in October 2013 after he was suspected to be  involved in siphoning money amounting to K1, 113,397,413.31 from the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) through his company, Stadal Building Construction.

Mpoola is also a signatory to Dan Civil Engineering and Building Contractors which is also mentioned as part of the syndicate that has stolen billions of government money through ghost contracts and companies.

Bophani is the sixth person to be caught in ACB’s ‘Cashgate’ net in less than five days.

Apart from the arrest of one of Mphwiyo and his wife Thandi, the anti-graft body has so far also arrested businessperson and politician Hophmally Makande who handed himself over to ACB following a tip that there was a warrant for him and Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) director of legal services and company secretary Ishmael Chioko.

During Banda’s administration, Bophani chaired an investigations unit tasked with unearthing how public funds were looted in ‘Cashgate’.

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nkhedu
9 years ago

kodi mabere tiwawona sunday lino ku mulhakho?

kabaka mutesa
9 years ago

Posachedwa boma likhala likuwalipira misonkho yathu chifukwa chosowa umboni

Nambewe
Nambewe
9 years ago

Bophani unanyanya kumvera Joici. Why hide the true culprits? What professionalism is that Mr? What goes around must come back. Raphael azibwera kuzakuonani kumeneko.

Bantu
Bantu
9 years ago

in the thick of things, person x appointed Bophani to spearhead police investigations into cashgate. As it were, Bophani’s mission turned out to be that of concealing useful information about cashgate. Funny enough, person x publicly claimed knowing the thugs and motive behind assasination attempt of (now senior cashgatist) Mphwiyo. It is tempting to conclude one of two things: person x was the most naive appointing authority the world has ever seen or person x was the cashgatist-in-chief and was directly involved in designing the cashgate masterplan. #Arrest_the_fat_thief_!!

wonder
wonder
9 years ago

The hunter has been hunted. no sacred cows anymore in Malawi. let him be taken to court, he should prove his innocence there.

The Country Chief
9 years ago

Anthu enawa akumangidwawa boma liluza ndalama za misonkho yathu,akungogwira anthu,ena okuti sizikuwakhuza,just wait & see.

The Country Chief
9 years ago

Anthu enawa akumangidwawa boma liluza ndalama za misonkho yathu,akungogwira anthu,ena okuti sizikuwakhuza,just wait & see

malapwalapwa
malapwalapwa
9 years ago

Sorry to say that,what goes around comes around.

Eliam k
Eliam k
9 years ago

Koma yaaa

Nyapala
9 years ago

Zikukhala ngati sanabe nawo. Angomufuna a DPP.

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