Malawi: Chaponda's Corruption Case in Maizegate Drags Over Missing Document - Court Adjourns

9 February 2018

The Zomba acting Chief Resident Magistrate Paul Chiotcha on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of the corruption-related case christened as 'Maizegate' against former minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda to February 21 after defence lawyers claim some key documents which will help their case not in the bundle served to them.

Chaponda is answering three charges out of the four which include giving false information to Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB), influencing a public officer to misuse his position and possession of foreign currency while his co-accused Rashid Tayub of Transglobe Produce Export is answering to the charge of persuading a public officer to misuse his position. They both pleaded not guilty.

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