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 BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) - Theft and corruption charges against the former president of this southern African nation have been dropped after the current president suspended the chief investigator in the case, Malawi's top prosecutor said Monday.
Bakili Muluzi had been due in court Tuesday to answer 42 counts of theft, corruption and breach of trust after millions of dollars in donor funds were allegedly diverted to his personal account during his time in office.
Director of Public Prosecutions Ishmael Wadi said, however, that he had no choice but to drop the charges after President Bingu wa Mutharika suspended the chief investigator in the case, Gustave Kaliwo. Wa Mutharika offered no reason for suspending the head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau hours after Muluzi's arrest Thursday.
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