The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday July 28, 2021, failed, yet again, to interrogate former President Peter Mutharika over the alleged abuse of his Taxpayer’s Identification Number (TPIN).
This is the third time that the interview has failed to take place. The ACB initially planned and announced to engage the former President on July 20 but rescheduled the interview to July 27 because the former President had asked for more time to prepare.
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On July 27, the former President issued a statement on the same day expressing his “reluctance” to grant the interview, citing several reasons, including that the ACB had not informed him about the offences he committed to warrant the interview.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) says it has responded to the former President of the Republic, Peter Mutharika’s statement where he expressed “reluctance” to grant an interview to the Bureau in connection with the alleged abuse of his Taxpayer’s Identification Number (TPIN) when he was in office.
Responding to a Nyasa Times questionnaire on Tuesday, 27th July, 2021, the Bureau’s Principal Public Relations Officer Egrita Ndala disclosed ACB had responded to the statement by Mutharika.
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“The Bureau has responded to the letter. It is the position of the Bureau that the interview has to go on tomorrow,” said Ndala in a brief response.
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