MCP key witness Suleman gets standing ovation: Finishes examination-in-chief in Malawi poll case

November 11, 2019 Owen Khamula - Nyasa Times 63 Comments

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) celebrated sixth witness Daudi Suleman, an IT expert.  has received a rare standing ovation from people as he stepped down from the Constitutional Court in the landmark election case after his examination-in-chief.

Suleman has exposed that 4 846 tally sheet results were approved by a ghost user.

Joyous people ululated and escorted  the witness to second petitioner Lazarus Chakwera to his vehicle after adjournment following his impressive evidence in the court.

This was after Suleman finished  demonstrating before the panel of five judges hearing the elections case, how Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) computerised election result management system (RMS) was allegedly breached by a ‘ghost’ operator to change the results of the presidential elections in favour of incumbent Peter Mutharika.

In his simulation, Suleman exposed 4846 tally sheet results which he said were approved by a “ghost user”.

Chakwera’s lead lawyer Modecai Msisha said Suleman had demonstrated clearly how the elections were manipulated, saying the demonstration was “very firm and specific” on its evidence.

“The witness has been able to show how the system would have been manipulated to create results that do not match the reality. He has demonstrated step-by-step what happens with a database and how computer systems keep trails of whatever has happened in the system,” said Msisha.

He further said the demonstration and simulation by Suleman has enabled them to establish a lot of things that may have gone wrong during the whole electoral process.

“The demonstration is specific and firm that the system was tampered with,”” he added.

Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale, who is representing MEC, said MEC’s legal team  is set to start cross-examining Suleman in the afternoon.

Kaphale pleaded for the 3pm time for the cross examination, saying he needed more time to consult electoral body’s IT experts.

MEC declared President Peter Mutharika of DPP winner of the presidential race with 1 940 709 votes or 38.57 percent. He was trailed by Chakwera with 1 781 740 votes (35.41 percent) while Saulos Chilima of UTM Party came third with 1 018 369 votes or 20.24 percent and ahead of four other candidates.

Chilima and Chakwera are seeking nullification of the results over alleged irregularities. The Constitutional Court is currently hearing the case.

 

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63 replies on “MCP key witness Suleman gets standing ovation: Finishes examination-in-chief in Malawi poll case”

  2. Suleman has shown how rigging WOULD have been done NOT how it was done. Poor MCP and UTM supporters are in jubilation.

  3. Koma oChakwera ndi “HARDtalk” Chilima, a MCP ndi UTM, ndi makape basi: Ovation for Suleman as if his performance was a political one? Immaturity.
    Court cases are complicated beasts; and we await for vigorous cross examination by Kaphale et al.
    The aggrieved: Hold your horses!

      3. Hahahaha, my vote was not stolen. We the cadets (as per your rudeness expression of DPP supporters) won the election. Sulemani has failed to come up with contrary results.

  5. Suleman is misleading and confusing MCP. Earlier he said MEC announced results for only 3677 centres out of 5002. Later, He said MEC did not approve results of 4846 centres of the 5002 centres that it announced. The figures simply don’t add up. Can somebody who has AG contacts pass on this observation to ask Suleman to clarify this glaring discrepancy.

    1. @Patrick Phiri it seems you have just started commenting before undertsanding what Sulemani said in court.

    2. We have been following since,before and after elections.But to tell you the truth you are just a mad person who does not think about your future.I don’t think you brain works.How does Suleman misleading and confusing MCP?Its you the one who is confused with your stupid DPP and APM because the evidence are overwhelming now that they rigged the elections.

  6. Sulemani nsana wawonekela pamwamba. He failed to produce evidence on how the so called mzukwa manipulated individual votes

    1. Daft thinking:
      – Kaphale did not dispute presence of mzukwa in the system. So why should we have mzukwa approving results?

      – Suleiman’s argument is that approvals/processes were done in milliseconds when it shouldn’t.

      2. You dont understand the electoral process. Ghost uploaded the results, they did not approve!!! DO a Research!!!

  7. That is how mcp manipulated the figures at their own tally what what. Mec Had its own and authorised tally centre. So mcp manipulated ongavor of chakwera

  10. Lucius Banda ndiyikireni nyimbp yanu ija ya.”Anthu yawa ndjzitumwa zochokera kwa satana.kuzaononga dzikooooo ,kuzaononga Malawi.”💃💃🤺🕺

  11. the court’s own IT experts should do simulation on the mcp parallel tally Centre server to see how mcp tabulated its findings. Am sure the parallel tally Centre had lots of shoddy work.

  12. Daud koma pano ndemwamenya yampampuno kuti bufuuuuu magazi chuchuuuchuuuuub A kaphale ,MEC gadaaaa. muimvavkuwawa Malawi.

  15. Our Hero Daudi Suleman! Can I suggest this, when all is said, finished and done with the Malawi Election Case, please also take your time and visit “The Famous Malawi Government IFMIS” and see mmene ndalama za misonkho ya a Malawi zikubedwera, pano sikubanso ayi koma kutapa, kuli payere payere” But with our Daudi Suleman, ziululika. God should continue protecting you.

    1. Ndi simulation. Otherwise these stuuges don’t know its meaning. You are just celebrating mchimba chabe. Let Kaphale nawo amusinje Daudiyo muonanso.

      1. Masozi and Alfred Minjo, ma Cadet mwakhaula, mwamva madzi owawa ngati ndulu ya ng’ona. Daudi Suleman, motooooo kuti buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

    3. Masozi ndiwe galu kwabasi wangomusilira maonekedwe abwino, osangoyamikira bwanji? Za chikaletu zimenezo

  17. Koma kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk mavuto sakutha ndithu. Kaphale ndi Mbeta please, izi zikuonongelani mbiri yanu ndithu. Ngakhale timaziwa kuti mumawina milandu mukagula ma magistare ndi ma judge koma apa mmmmm mwalemba mmadzi. Zayang’ana ku ngolo basi

  20. Mr Suleman, how many valid votes were affected.
    What figures does your parallel tally centre have.
    How different are they from MECs.
    As an IT specialist why did you not retrieve the deleted data and show the court.
    Did you consider that at 3667 MEC had problems and finished manually because they had a deadline.
    Are you saying that the figures entered are different from the figures announced.
    The forms were being scanned and sent to the national tally centre. Were the figures different from what was being announced.
    What were MEC officials doing at the national tally centre if not comparing the votes.
    Are you saying only 34 data entry clerks were at the polling stations?. Did you ask your monitors to verify?

    5. The fact that the system was compromised is bad enough to throw the whole May 21 elections in Ansah’s.Do not, therefore, bore us with useless questions. As far as I am concerned, Jane Ansah should resign and be arrested and face a number of charges. As for APM, he should be disqualified altogether.

    8. Do you know how a data base works? You can only retrieve by restoring a back up. Let the experts explain their field.Kaphale is trying to prove the virginity of his pregnant daughter.

      1. I AM AN ICT EXPERT MYSELF!!!!! WHAT SULEMAN WAS TRYING TO DO WAS TO DEMONSTRATE HOW AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM WORKS. IT IS NOT A CRIMINAL OFFENCE TO UPLOAD FILES MANUALLY WHEN AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM FAILS. HOW MANY TIMES DID THEY FAIL TO ACCESS THE SYSTEM IN COURT?????? LOADING RESULTS IS NOT AN OFFENSE WHETHER MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY BUT LOADING WRONG RESULTS IS???? MR SULEMAN SHOULD HAVE TRIED TO DEMONSTRATE WRONG RESULTS NOT THE SCHEMAS HE WAS TELLING US!!!! WE KNOW SCHEMAS BUT OTHER PEOPLE THEY DON’T. ITS EASY TO MISLEAD PIPO!!!!

    1. This is exactly part of the irregularities and confusion that marred these elections.
      USE YOUR HEAD TO THINK NOT JUST TO STEAL

    2. mayi Love Ziyaya Cadet wamkulu (okudya nawo za DPP – mwana wa a Dzedzi) khalani chete apa. vomerezani kuti panopa nkhani yavuta basi

  27. Akhaphela bwanji kungovomereza kuti zinalakwika so we can start afresh…musatitayise nthawi apa ya re-run .
    Tikufuna munthu amene tinamupasa vote osati awo a Pitala ayi

      2. WE NEED PEOPLE WHO FEEL PITY TO WHAT IS TAKING PLACE AND HONEST SERVING NOT PERSONAL INTEREST AND GREEDY LIKE KAPHALE AND HIS FRIEND HOLLY FIRE TO THEM.

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