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A Malawian court has granted the police a warrant of arrest in respect of the country\u2019s former president, Joyce Banda.<\/p>\n

According to a police statement tweeted by a journalist in the country, the order is in respect of a corruption scandal that took place during her tenure as president.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Malawi police wishes to inform Malawians that its Fiscal and Fraud Section conducted some investigations on the suspected involvement of the Former President in \u2018cashgate\u2019 cases and unearthed credible evidence.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe evidence gathered raises reasonable suspicion that the Former President committed offences relating to abuse of office and money laundering,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n

The case in question, the \u2018cashgate\u2019 saga, is on record as the country\u2019s biggest financial scandal. It is said to have involved loss of about $250 million.<\/p>\n

Malawi police are said to have asked for\u00a0INTERPOL\u2019s assistance in arresting Mrs Banda who is currently out of the country. She has yet to comment on the arrest warrant.<\/p>\n

The 67-year-old served as the country\u2019s president between April 2012 to May 2014. She is founder and leader of the People\u2019s Party which was established in 2011. She had previously served as vice-president to late president Bingu wa Mutharika.<\/p>\n

She took over power after her boss died in office but she heavily lost 2014 elections to incumbent Peter Mutharika.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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