The Attorney General has terminated all the contracts owned by or connected with Zunneth Sattar’s business entities with immediate effect.
The decision to terminate the contracts is in relation to the investigation against Zunneth Sattar, in respect of procurement-related offences that occurred in Malawi for a period of over eleven years.
According to the Attorney general government will not be under any obligation to pay for the termination of the contracts arguing the Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Act, Government enjoys immunity from paying a supplier lost profits and any other compensation save for the payment of goods supplied or services rendered and expenses reasonably incurred.
In addition, the attorney general has directed that all companies owned by, or connected with Sattar remain barred from public procurement.
The business entities include Molecules General Trading, Zavier Limited, Malachite FZE, Xelite Strips Limited, Top Prima Ltd and Pyrite General Trading.
The Attorney General has also announced a 60-day general amnesty to people have defrauded Government or illicitly acquired wealth whether through procurement fraud and corruption or otherwise, but willing to restitute or voluntarily surrender the said wealth within 60 days from the date hereof.
According to the attorney general the amnesty extends to the 77 Cashgate files that are currently before the prosecution authorities, the commercial banks that facilitated Cashgate and to the investigations connected with Sattar.