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| Muluzi’s appearance at ACB is not certain |
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Henry Chilobwe, 24 October 2005
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Lawyers for United Democratic Front (UDF) national chairman Bakili Muluzi are not certain whether he will appear at the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) offices in Blantyre to answer questions regarding how K1.4 billion from foreign governments and local organisations ended in his personal account.
Jai Banda of Sacranie Gow and Associates, a firm that is handling Muluzi’s issue, said it was not immediately known Sunday what would happen Monday afternoon as “everybody in the company is working hard to see what can be done.”
Another lawyer, Shabir Latif, also from the same company could not say whether they had advised Muluzi to appear before the ACB officials or not.
“It’s too early to say that now, call me later,” said Latif.
Muluzi is expected at the ACB Blantyre offices Monday afternoon to explain why money amounting to K1.4 billion ended in his pocket between April 1999 and November 2004.
The bureau further wants him to produce all documents pertaining to his transactions with foreign governments and organisations.
ACB spokesperson said Muluzi’s questioning will be done in closed doors as they do with everybody else.
Meanwhile, Muluzi’s spokesman Sam Mpasu has indicated that UDF supporters will gather outside the ACB offices Monday to give moral support to their leader.
He said the gathering will be a symbol of solidarity with their leader “during this troubled time”. |
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