Bushiri Extradition Case: Court Says Witnesses From SA Should Testify In Malawi

THE Chief Resident Magistrate’s Court has ruled that witnesses based in South Africa must come and appear before the court in the extradition case against Prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary Bushiri.

The ruling was delivered today in court following an application by Bushiri’s lawyer Wapona Kita.

Bushiri and wife Mary fled South Africa where they were charged with fraud and money laundering. Extradition documents sent to Malawi show that Bushiri is also wanted for sexual abuse.

Kita made an application last week that witnesses should come to Malawi as the court cannot be using South African court documents as evidence in the extradition case.

Chirwa in his ruling has ordered the state to interview witnesses from South Africa and that those witnesses must appear in court in Malawi to sign under oath as well as to be questioned by the defence.

According to Chirwa, the state did not