Judge gives vice president ample time in corruption case

High court judge Justice Redson Kapindu has ruled that vice president Saulos Chilima be given ample time to go through the charge sheet before taking plea in the corruption case.

 

Kapindu also ordered Ant Corruption Bureau ACB to furnish Chilima with disclosures of the case before the Vice President takes plea within 7 days.

He has adjourned the case to July 19, when Chilima will take plea in the matter.

But ACB lawyer Chrispin Khunga pleaded with the court that 7 days is not enough to furnish Chilima with the disclosures, asking the court to give the graft busting body at least 21 days to do that.

According to Khunga, the information is in digital form and involving several accused therefore ACB needs ample time to isolate the issues pertaining to Chilima.

But Kapindu wondered what the ACB has been doing since Chilima was arrested on November 25, 2022.

He has since varied the plea and directions date to August 1, however saying hearing on the bail conditions in the case will continue on July 19

Vice President Saulos Chilima appeared at Financial Crimes Division of High Court in Lilongwe for the commencement of his corruption case.

 

Chilima was arrested by Anti-Corruption Bureau and is answering six charges of receiving 280,000 dollars from Zunneth Sattar to assist his company to be awarded a Contract by Malawi Government

 

Former attorney general Kalekeni Kaphale leads Chilima’s legal team