High Court in Blantyre has found business mogul Thomson Mpinganjira guilty in the case where he was accused of attempting to bribe five High Court judges.
High Court Judge Dorothy DeGabrielle has since revoked Mpinganjira’s bail, pending sentencing.
Defence Tamando Tchokhotho has asked the court for a lenient sentence on grounds that the accused is a first offender, he assists different institutions including churches and hospitals, he employs hundreds of people who might suffer in the end.
In response, state lawyer, Reyneck Matemba, argues with the defence saying the accused person should have considered all these responsibilities before committing the crime hence be given stiffer punishment.
The business tycoon Dr. Thom Mpinganjira will be remanded at Chichiri prison in Blantyre.
