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Jackson Msiska, a Malawian who likes to comment on social and political matters, has said the granting of bail to five Mapeto David Whitehead and Sons (DWS) officials last week is bedevilling and “an insult to Malawians,” and has, therefore, called on government to make sure their bail “is rescinded with immediate effect.” Last week […]
“The suspects have been ordered to surrender all their travel documents.” Blantyre Senior Resident Magistrate Akya Mwanyongo has granted bail to five Mapeto David Whitehead and Sons officials who were arrested on an alleged K10.8 billion tax evasion case. The five were arrested on Friday and Sunday respectively for being suspected of defrauding the Government […]
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.