Oswald Lutepo has told Lilongwe High Court today, that former Deputy Inspector General of Malawi Police, Nelson Bophani forced him to change his statement recorded by police to one which could have implicated Raphael Kasambara as one who masterminded the calculated looting of public money at Capital Hill dubbed cashgate.
However, Lutepo has denied that the former police IG had forced him to implicate Kasambara on issue of Paul Mphwiyo shooting.
Lutepo told first accused McDonald Kumwembe during cross-examination in chief that after his arrest he told police everything of his knowledge pertaining to cashgate.
But he said then deputy police IG, Nelson Bophani arranged meeting by between him and Pika Manondo the second at Zomba Prison, so that the two should come up with framed claim that cashgate was masterminded by Kasambara but they both refused to do so.
He also denied that to the best of his knowledge and his involvement in cashgste, he had transacted with Raphael Kasambara any business which was related to cashgate.
Asked about Paul Mphwiyo shooting, Lutepo told court that he was the person who had informed former President Dr. Joyce Banda of Paul Mphwiyo shooting and also mentioned that he was meant to believe that Paul Mphwiyo and Dr. Joyce Banda had a very good relationship.
He also explained that his best friend Paul Mphwiyo had in his house a desktop which was connected to the cctv camera's which were placed out side his house.
Now, second accused, Pika Manondo has entered his defense.
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