Court adjourns Prophet Bushiri’s extradition case
The Lilongwe Chief Resident Magistrate Madalitso Chimwaza has adjourned the Shepherd Bushiri and wife, Mary, extradition case to July 11. 2022 when the Court will make a ruling whether the State should use witness recordings.
This comes after South African government, through the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), applied to have a review of the order for witnesses to testify while in their country of South Africa.
On Friday, DPP Steven Kayuni argued that it will be expensive to bring in witnesses from South Africa to testify physically in Malawi.
In February, High Court Judge Redson Kapindu gave several directives, including that South Africa-based witnesses be physically present.
However, defence lawyer Wapona Kita said the issue at hand was already dealt wi...