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Malawi's ex-information minister jailed amid concerns of selective justice

Former minister of information Henry Mussa appearing at Lilongwe Magistrate Court, September 14, 2020. [courtesy, Zodiakonline]

Malawi's high court has sentenced a former information minister and a subordinate to six years in prison for stealing computers and generators meant for a state-owned news agency.

The punishments come the same week a presidential adviser and a ruling party spokesman resigned over corruption in the current government.

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