Africa-Press – Malawi. The Supreme Court of Appeal is today expected to deliver a ruling in an appeal by former Lands Minister Kezzie Msukwa and Zuneth Sattar associate Ashok Kumar.
The pair are challenging a decision by the High Court that allowed the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to use foreign-sourced evidence in a Malawian court.
In the appeal, Msukwa, through his lawyer Chimwemwe Kalua, challenged his arrest and prosecution based on information gathered from the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA).
According to a court document seen by The Daily Times, the Supreme Court will deliver its judgement in the morning: “The Supreme Court of Appeal will on Wednesday the 11th day of June, 2025, at 10:00 o’clock in the forenoon sit in Lilongwe to deliver the judgement of the appeal herein.”
This case has stalled since 2022, after Supreme Court of Appeal Judge Frank Kapanda granted an order stopping ACB from commencing proceedings against Msukwa pending the outcome of the appeal.
In an affidavit supporting Msukwa’s application, his lawyer argued that the information ACB obtained on Sattar, which led to Msukwa’s investigation and subsequent arrest, was illegally acquired without being sanctioned through a cooperation arrangement between the Malawi Government, via the Attorney General, and the UK Government or the NCA.
The appeal, which came in the form of a judicial review, was previously heard by High Court Judge Redson Kapindu, of the Financial Crimes Division, who dismissed it.
Msukwa, along with Kumar, was arrested in December 2021 on corruption allegations related to land deals involving UK-based businessman Sattar.
Msukwa’s appearance on Sattar’s list led to his dismissal from Cabinet.
ACB spokesperson Egrita Ndala, in an interview last week, said the judgement would determine whether proceedings in the lower court would continue.
“The judgement is crucial as it will determine the future of the case, since their challenge was that the evidence we have is inadmissible in a Malawian court,” Ndala said.
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