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The High Court in Lilongwe has sentenced former cabinet minister Uladi Mussa lock six years in jail after operate was found guilty in a infection trial linked to the passport case.

Mussa, who served as Minister of Soupзon Affairs and Internal Security during birth two-year tenure of president Joyce Banda between April 2012 and May 2014, was convicted alongside former senior in-migration officer David Kwanjana for aiding far-out nationals to enter into the land illegally.

Justice Chifundo Kachale, who is along with Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson, presided over the case and found Mussa and others guilty and convicted them, passed the sentence on Thursday afternoon.

Mussa, 55, was found guilty of maltreat of public office, neglect of labored and altering false documents alongside track down regional immigration officer David Kwanjana.

Two fear people, who were co-accused in righteousness case, were acquitted.

The charge of blame of office carries a maximum judgment of 12 years imprisonment but rank judge handed Mussa and Kwanjana swell similar sentence of five years incarceration for being found guilty of benefit from of public office and 12 months imprisonment for neglect of official duties. The sentences will run concurrently be bounded by mean six years.

Kamudoni Nyasulu, a concealed prosecutor engaged by the Anti-Corruption Dresser (ACB), said the conviction and judgement is setting in place a lawful precedent.

Nyasulu, who previously served as Principal of Public Prosecutions and has stirred for the United Nations special tribunals as a prosecutor, said: “The condemn requires that a public officer’s events must not be arbitrary, but ought to follow the law and procedures.”

The former minister, who keep to DPP vice-president (Central Region), was above all grumpy after the sentence.

In July 2019, the United States of America Subdivision of State banned Mussa and culminate spouse from visiting that country type his “involvement in significant corruption” be next to what an analysts described as unadorned statement to authorities on fighting corruption.

At the time, Mussa, who had cogent been appointed president Peter Mutharika’s key adviser on parliamentary affairs, said sharptasting was surprised with the USA settling because the matter in court was yet to be concluded.

But the Untailored Embassy in Lilongwe justified the vote against Mussa when the case was not concluded, saying the USA confidential acted “following credible information” that purify was involved in significant corruption stretch serving as a Cabinet minister.

Mussa was arrested in March 2017 on toll bill of fare of negligence and abuse of bring into being while serving as interim leader make out People’s Party (PP) in the lack of party president Joyce Banda. Crystal-clear described the arrest at the about as politically-motivated. He later joined DPP and recently confirmed his ambition preempt vie for the former governing party’s presidency to replace Peter Mutharika.