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Mphwiyo arrested over Cashgate

 

Former budget director Paul Mphwiyo, whose near fatal shooting in 2013 removed the lid on the biggest public fraud in democratic Malawi widely known as Cashgate, was on Saturday arrested by Fiscal Police for his alleged involvement in the scandal.

National Police spokesperson Rhoda Manjolo confirmed Mphwiyo’s arrest by Fiscal Police but referred Nation on Sunday to her deputy Nicholas Gondwa for details.

Mphwiyo (C) at a previous court appearance
Mphwiyo (C) at a previous court appearance

“I am aware of the arrest, but I am in Blantyre so speak to Mr Gondwa for details,” said Manjolo.

Gondwa’s phone went unanswered on several occasions.

But a highly placed source close to the probe, yesterday told Nation on Sunday that the arrest comes as the State prepares to formally charge Mphwiyo with involvement in the K3 billion Cashgate case.

“We have been investigating Mr Mphwiyo for some time. You may have noted that he was never arrested for the Cashgate scandal but other cases which involved tax evasion and we now have evidence linking him to this K3 billion case,” said the source.

The source said Fiscal Police and ACB have been collaborating on the Mphwiyo investigation; hence, the arrest was executed by the Fiscal

Police.

Mphwiyo was also arrested in 2014 on charges of money laundering, theft and conspiracy to defeat the course of justice while his wife was charged with money laundering and theft.

Mphwiyo became the youngest budget director when he was appointed by the Joyce Banda administration but an attempt on his life saw several people who were implicated in his shooting being arrested

 

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2 Comments

  1. Mphwiyo and Kasambara thought they were smart. Let them rot in jail. Guilty until proven innocent. Mxii!!!

  2. Koma Mphwiyo and his unexplained amassing of wealth. Eish. Young Democrats apa Chanco, NIB and then in the civil service. Yet he became so rich overnight. Ife anzank apa Chanco we have been in banks even with ma Master’s like you koma we were like, how the world is our friend affording such luxurious vehicles? Ma X5, Ma top class Mercedes Benz, and drinking from the most affluent pub in Lilongwe. God let you have your time with Satan, now its Judgement Day. Right here on earth.

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