Nyekhwe after nyekhwe! Court extends Mutharika’s bank account freeze
Lilongwe Chief Resident Magistrate Patrick Chirwa has Wednesday morning renewed order of restrictions on bank accounts for on immediate past president Peter Mutharika’s personal account and joint account with former first lady Gertrude Mutharika as well as that of his former bodyguard Norman Chisale and others.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau applied for renewal of the restrictions on the accounts arguing that continuing to freeze the accounts will help protect money that could have been proceeds of crime.
In August 2020, the ACB froze bank accounts of Mutharika, his wife Gertrude, former Malawi Revenue Authority deputy commissioner general Roza Mbilizi and Mutharika’s personal bodyguard Norman Chisale.
The decision was made in connection with an investigation ACB made into an alleged importation of cement worth K5 billion allegedly using Mutharika’s privileges as head of State.
The graft-busting body has stated that failed to complete its investigations due to an upsurge of covid-19 cases which affected some of its staff, according to a sworn statement filled on February 26 by ACB senior investigations officer Robert Mbuzi Mkandawire.
ACB asserts that the investigations are now complete and strongly believe Mutharika’s accounts constitute “proceeds of crime” as evidenced by material objective information which they have gathered which show thar, there was “suspicious movement of money” from Mutharika’s bank accounts to the others which cannot be justified.
The graft-busting body also intends to commence proceeding against Mutharika “to recover the money that was lost through the revealed corrupt practices.”
Former president’s lawyer Samuel Tembenu, who is also former minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs in Mutharika’s administration, is on record to have accused ACB of “high level of crookedness” in the matter.
Section 23 (1) of the Corrupt Practices Act gives the bureau powers to freeze assets for preservation from disposal of suspected proceeds of crime pending conclusion on investigations.
The renewal order on the freeze of the bank accounts came exact time as the High Court in Lilongwe threw out an application by Mutharika and former secretary to President and Cabinet, Lloyd Muhara, to stay execution of order for costs in the Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda and Justice Edward Twea forced leave case.
The High Court earlier ordered the two to pay costs for the case after they were faulted for interfering with roles of the judiciary.
However, the two applied for stay for execution of order for costs which the court has dismissed.
High Court Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda found no merit in the application to stay the order.
Nyirenda has further ordered the two to pay costs for the application to stay execution of order for costs.
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Its justice. Its also called tge rule of law. So you believe that it was justice when he was stealing? Let him.prove himself that he is not guilty. We are all equal before the law. He should mot be treated differently.
Is this really justice or hatred????
As long as it is a mtumbuka presiding over Mutharika’s case or the case of any other lhomwe don’t expect to win.
Mukalowanso m’boma mu 2025 mu, make sure to re-rrange the judiciary. It’s infested with lhomwe hating tumbukas.
So money was flowing In their accounts like nobody’s business, make sure you don’t do same five years is short.
Mbava izi
From America to swindle Malawi, mbuzi iyi, anakonza. Freeze even his house. Let him pay rent
All former presidents have issues with money. Bakili has a court case; Bingu had issues; Peter has issues in court; Where is Joyce Banda? we all know she stole our money? this system is controlled by the same people. we cant grow; crying for Magufuli is not enough; what have we learnt from our brother.
Freeze all he has to hard snow level and let him pay every Tambala of Court Fees. It’s payback time for this president who made blunder after blunder by appointment people willy nilly to high posts without caring about recruitment processes. Little did he know that we would one day have Chizuma
It was more like money laundering. Cash being paid monthly to Chisale’s lodge from State House. 5 billion cement saga. All these the president claiming he knew nothing. Squeeze them hard.
It wasn’t “more like” money laundering, it WAS MONEY LAUNDERING! 👌
Lock him up. Lock up Professor wa kubwa Peter Mutharika. Lock him up.
Nyekhwe for ever!!!! Mutharika and his Cronies will find no peace, nanga lero who is cry cryng kuti wawwawawawawaw
The repercussion of carelessness when you are in leadership. This is no Tumbuka court. It is the law speaking.
Justify salary of a mere bodyguard. Are our brains functioning?Blind following
Yet Chunara is able to withdraw from his accounts and externalise forex. Iam sure he is still importing cement. ACB and thise judge are very partisan here. Shame
Tumbuka court. What else is new. From Nyirenda, to Mkamdawire, to Chirwa. The court is joke and mockery of justice. Nepotism is rife with every post occupied by a Tumbuka even the cleaners. Nasty nasty business. Phwisi yokha yokha
Nanunso mukufuna kukhala Judge?
USIKU UNGATALIKE BWANJI KUMACHA BASI.COOL
Apa ndiye kwachadi eeee ndaonera Ku court
Yes, it’s Tumbuka court as they went school, if you didn’t go to school and become a lawyer that’s your problem. Always a tumbuka this and that. Education is the key. Tell your children to get educated otherwise chawo palibe
Pitanitu ku Judiciary ko muzikaweluza mokomela alomwe wo tu kusiyana nkumangolubwalubwa apa baba
Ndiyetu mpakana 2025 .Mwina mukadzawina mudzayamba kusangalala.
Kuyankhula kopusa,kopanda nzeru.
A Tumbuka omwewo,proved Dpp mismanaged 2019 elections hence we had a fresh…
Out of all the people,why does Muthalika na kawoli lakhe account freezed?means,they siphoned Government money,ACB are working on it,
Peter Muthalika was a thief,no doubt about that.
Mba nandi waka,joyce Banda nkhani ya ndege yilikumala mbuuu?
Mwana wakhe,bought trucks 55+,where did he get such huge of monies?
Noma la Tonse ili,is somewhere is doubtful,it’s keeping mbamva……
Dr Chakwera,you have a high mountain to climb,be very careful,you have mbamva mu cabinet kick them out !!
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Awa a Bauleni chimene amadziwa ndikusankhana mitundu basi ! Mwinanso ndi MSCE alibenso pamene alipo! His brain must be full of water and all he thinks is tribalism. These are the kind that see everything through a tribal prism and are a danger to the society.. devils advocates! Komano muchila…a Tumbuka are Malawians and the laws are being applied without fear or favour.
Bauleni, ndiwe mbuzi, mbuli, zoba unaba limodzi ndi APM. Umangidwe mbava iwe
This is nuisance and classical example of a failed state. Where on earth would one inflict pain on someone one of that high calibre?
KKKKKKKK, Hi calibre kunena mbuzi yotheratu ngati yimeneyi!
High calibre, what a joke
Stupid comment from another thief. He stole my taxi for 6 years. If you had nothing worth being stolen that’s why you are commenting foolishly. Shut up kokorochi!
and how can someone of high calibre steal 145 million? rig elections? allow cement to be imported without paying tax through mulonda?
What good is all the noise when you can’t return the stolen money to Malawians? Owen please explain
Tonse Goverment with over one million jobs in place, eating three times a day, reduced fuel cost, reduced inflation, reduced cost of passports to K14,000, developments in every corner of Malawi, cost of cooking oil – so reduced, corruption free government, ntukula pa khomo kutapa kutaya, democracy at its best, Malawi is being ruled by saints
Apm should not expect any favour