High Court Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda has refereed to the Financial Crimes Court, a judicial review case in which former Inspector General of Police George Kainja is challenging his arrest.

In his Application Kainja, who is accused of soliciting and receiving bribes from the UK-based businessman Zunneth Sattar, wants the Court to declare that the evidence that the ACB is using in his case was obtained by the National Crimes Agency (NCA) of the UK illegally, that the evidence was submitted to the ACB illegally by the NCA by bypassing the Attorney General and that his arrest is illegal.

Kainja’s Lawyer Gift Nankhuni, has said the Judge has ruled that he has no jurisdiction in the matter hence referring the case to the Financial Crimes Court.

The Anti Corruption Bureau – ACB arrested Kainja on June 23, 2022, on suspicion that he received an advantage from Sattar on account of influencing a procurement contract for Malawi Police Service to supply 350,000 food ration packs worth about US$7.9 million.

Source:MIJ