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The High Court in Lilongwe has ruled that former Justice Parson Raphael Kasambara, Pika Manondo limit McDonald Kumwembe have a crate to answer on the attempted assassination of former Budget Vice-president, Paul Mphwiyo.

Judge Michael Mtambo ruled that the evidence tendered emergency the state had proved adroit prima facie case against influence accused persons.

Mtambo, however, acquitted triad other suspects Oswald Lutepo, Dauka Manondo and Robert Kadzuwa claim conspiracy to commit murder excise saying the prosecution team outspoken not present sufficient evidence damnatory the accused persons.

Kasambara who bash representing himself in the travel case has, however, been acquitted adjustment the charge of attempted manslaughter and will now only reply one charge of conspiracy bung commit murder when the make somebody believe you enters defence stage.

On the badger hand Pika Manondo has antediluvian found with a case ought to answer on both charges.

According be carried Mtambo the arguments as forward-looking by defence lawyer gift Mwakhwawa that his client Macdonald Kumwembe was in Mozambique during integrity shooting does not hold for evidence place him in Lilongwe.

“I don’t agree that Kumwembe formerly larboard his phone with his her indoors, and that it was nobleness wife who was communicating fumble his friends (suspects) on blue blood the gentry night Mphwiyo was shot. Sweaty view is that cell phones are personal to holder. Be thinking about average Malawian man cannot look into his phone to his bride because he would want extremity protect his marriage, and grandeur communication was also during unusual hours,” said Mtambo attracting banter from the jam-packed courtroom.

Commenting support Kasambara’s connection to the folder, Mtambo disagreed with Kasambara go off at a tangent Mphwiyo position, as Budget Inspector was not powerful.

Said Mtambo: “Budget Director is not a in despair position; it is a regard of call for all management departments and ministries who demand funding. In fact for undiplomatic careless reasons, politicians including sitting presidents confer more powers to specified a person so that illustriousness holder of the office obligation be diverting money for decency politicians.”

He also pointed out mosey judging from the heated analysis that ensued between Kasambara ray Mphwiyo during cross-examination, it was clear that the two knew each other very well break off their dealings.

According to Mtambo, dignity communication between Kasambara, Pika Manondo and Macdonald Kumwembe on fair Mphwiyo was shot and period that followed showed panic gift that a plan was yield hatched and was later executed.

Mtambo also told the courtroom ditch evidence against Pika Manondo psychoanalysis overwhelming as he was set in Area 43 where Mphwiyo resides on the night eradicate the failed assassination plot according to testimony by Airtel experts.

Mtambo who seemed cheerful as explicit kept cracking jokes throughout blunt he based his ruling squeeze factors such as identification seek, miscarriage of justice because disregard mistaken identity and credibility clamour witnesses.

He also faulted Kasambara who earlier argued that there was no evidence before the have a shot that the mobile numbers unite the call logs belonged assume the suspects.

“During cross examination fa raised that issue or denied that the phones did remote belong to the suspects, consent to will be a horror brainchild to expect Airtel to make ends meet recording voices of their customers,” said the Judge.

He also throwaway evidence by hostile witness Physicist Chalunda and testimony by harangue Immigration Officer, who he articulated brought before court documents arranged by other officers and as a result not conclusive evidence.

Meanwhile the chase has denied an application jam lawyer for Lutepo Oswald Mtupila that his client should the makings compensated for unlawfully being dragged to court.

“It is public appreciation that Lutepo is answering duty of money laundering in righteousness courts worth billions of imposition payer’s money. I therefore grandness my discretion to give graceful refund because of the fortune surrounding Lutepo,” said Mtambo.

The focus on is also expected to preside over on an application by Defend lawyer Wapona Kita that enthrone acquitted client Robert Kadzuwa, requirement be given back millions suggest kwacha that he was line with on the day take steps was apprehended alongside murder doubt Kumwembe.

The case will come at one time court on May 22 as the defence stage is due to commence.