The defense team in the ongoing attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder of Malawi's former Budget Director Paul Mphwiyo have on Friday tried to explore loopholes in the call logs brought by the three telecommunication savvy from Airtel Malawi.
Starting on Thursday, three Airtel experts were analysing call logs made by suspects prior and after the shooting of Paul Mphwiyo in September 13, 2013 as he was trying to enter the gate of his house in Area 43.
Though, accused and self represented lawyer Raphael Kasambara had no question to ask Airtel experts, other three lawyers tried hard find out the validity of these call logs.
Oswald Lutepo's lawyer, Oswald Mtupila asked of possibility of editing the the call logs in the system. One of the expert said it is impossible to edit call records in the system but editing can be done once one gets the information from the system and tries to edit the document outside the system, but maintained that the system information remains intact.
John Gift Mwakhwawa representing McDonald Kumwembe asked in relation to the information which Kumwembe claimed of being outside the country at the time when the shooting took place. Kumwembe said he was in Mozambique and used Dedza boarder when going out and coming in of the country.
Mkwakhwawa asked if the mobile telecommunication provider, Airtel could trace Kumwembe if in Mozambique had used a number which is not of Airtel network and received a "no" reply. He then asked if it was possible for the mobile operator could trace network location of Kumwembe in Mozambique if her wife had called him using husband mobile phone number while at Dedza waiting to welcome him. But the Airtel experts said it was impossible to locate Kumbwembe.
Mwakhwawa questions came following the revelations that Kumwembe according to call logs, was in Malawi even the night Paul Mphwiyo was shot. Last month an immigration officer from Dedza boarder, Griffin Tembo also brought in the court a testimony that Kumwembe passport documents were not clear if he ever crossed the boarder as some very important details were missing in his travel documents.
However, Wapona Kita representing Pika and his brother Dauka Manondo and Robert Kadzuwa asked had asked several questions including possibility if the network towers can overlap. And the experts acknowledged that such, happens some times.
Later an affidavit from the Ballistic expert, Senior Superintendent S. B. Msambira was tendered in court. He brought three 9 millimetre empty cartridges found on the Mphwiyo shooting scene and there was a pistol in the plastic bag.
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