T wo men have been charged with being found in possession of property suspected to have been stolen after they were allegedly caught selling TNM Super League match tickets. The two, identified as Francis Danger, 24, from Village Konzere in T/A Ngabu in Chikwawa District, and Samson White, aged 35, from Village Kumbani in T/A
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The officials were arrested yesterday for alleged tax evasion.
One of the lawyers representing the accused persons, Jai Banda, asked the court to release on bail Faizal Giffard Latif the company director, managing director Muhammed Gaffar, financial controller Abdul Rashid Bakali, procurement manager Yaseen Muhammad and general manager Martin Mpata, arguing that the suspects cannot flee the country.
But the state, through its lawyers Anthony Chungu and Beatrice Mwangwera, objected to the defence’s bail application saying it was premature.
After hearing from both parties, Senior Resident Magistrate Akya Mwanyongo reserved the ruling on the bail application to tomorrow afternoon.