President Chakwera Orders Release of Findings of Commission of Inquiry into Arrest of Anti-Corruption Bureau Director General
The Commission was instituted on December 10, 2022, to establish the facts surrounding the arrest and make recommendations on corrective actions to be taken in the fight against corruption.
Malawi: President Lazarus Chakwera of Malawi has ordered the release of the findings of the Commission of Inquiry into the arrest of Martha Chizuma, the Director General of the Anti-Corruption Bureau.
The Commission was instituted on December 10, 2022, to establish the facts surrounding the arrest and make recommendations on corrective actions to be taken in the fight against corruption.
During a meeting on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, the Chairperson of the Commission, retired Supreme Court of Appeal Justice Edward Twea, presented the President with a copy of the full report and read out the chapters containing the Commission's findings and recommendations.
"President Chakwera has since directed the Secretary to the President and Cabinet to release the findings and recommendations to the public, and will soon give further orders and take further actions upon consideration of both the short and long-term recommendations made to him," Anthony Kasunda Presidential Press Secretary said in a statement.