Malawi’s Former Finance Minister Faces Fraud Charges
- Joseph Mwanamvekha faces fraud and money-laundering charges
- Court dismissed a separate case against Mwanamvekha a year ago
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Malawi former Finance Minister Joseph Mwanamvekha was charged with seven counts of fraud and one of money laundering related to the alleged misappropriation of public funds during his Democratic Progressive Party’s last term in power that ended in 2020.
Mwanamvekha and three other top officials in the former administration appeared in court on Tuesday and were granted bail. They are accused of defrauding the government of $274.5 million.