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Director of Public Prosecutions Ishmael Wadi has decided that former officials of the Football Association of Malawi (FAM) who were implicated in financial impropriety at the governing body be prosecuted.
Wadi said on Monday he was currently working on appropriate charges against the suspects of the alleged misappropriation of public funds at the perennially cleaned out football association.
Former association president John Zingale, treasurer Hubert Mfune and executive member George Kaudza Masina were implicated in alleged abuse of financial resources in a report by the Auditor General’s department.
The report accused Zingale of failing to account for US $7,643 (K856,016) which he got from government for the Flames trip to Nigeria in June, 2003.
The report also accused Mfune of not accounting for $6,500 (728,000) which he took to Durban to purchase a reconditioned bus for Fam. Kaudza Masina was accused of fraudulently claiming external travel allowance amounting to K107,450 when he led a Flames delegation to Angola in July, 2003.
“I have the decision that they should be taken to court and prosecuted,” said Wadi. “I do not have more details now because I do not have the file handy at the meantime.”
“I will give you more details when I work out the charges,” he added.
Wadi said his office has delayed to deal with the issue because of pressure of work.
“We just have been overstretched,” said Wadi. “But they will be in court soon.”
Reports of financial mismanagement resulted in Zingale stepping down.
Masina and Mfune were not allowed to contest in elections that followed due to the scandal.
Government forced them to step aside and not take part in the elections.
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