ACB confident in prosecuting corruption case involving vice president Chilima

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) is optimistic that the prosecution of the country’s vice president Saulos Chilima will run smoothly.

ACB has said that they will do that while using foreign evidence.

On Friday, Chilima was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau on the allegations that he received an advantage in the name of funds amounting to USD280, 000 from a corruption suspect Zuneth Sattar.

According to ACB, Chilima did this to influence awarding of contracts of two sister companies of Sattar by the Malawi government.

The UK’s National Crimes Agency has also been probing Sattar and is now facing corruption and money laundering charges at the London court.

Lilongwe Magistrate Court charged Chilima with six accounts and he is currently on bail.