Malawi: Zinyemba Soko Sentencing Fails Due to Nationwide Judiciary Strikes

13 November 2014

The Cashgate crackdown faced yet another blow as the sentencing of Wyson Zinyemba Soko failed due to the national wide strike of judiciary support staff on Thursday.

Soko was found in possession of K40.9 million ($90 000), attained in corrupt ways Lilongwe Senior Resident Magistrate Patrick Chirwa was told that the accused received K40.9 million through his company Watipaso General Dealers from the Ministry of Tourism, something which according to state witness was not true as his company never had a contract with the government.

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