Court fines three men K800,000 each over 670 litres of petrol
The fuel has been forfeited to the government after the men were found with it in Dwangwa, Nkhotakota District.
Three men have each been fined K800,000 by a court in Malawi for possessing 670 litres of petrol, and the fuel has been forfeited to the government. The men, identified as Hamza Mdoka, 27, Chikondi Zulu, 23, and Molle Banda, 23, were found with the petrol in Dwangwa, Nkhotakota District, on Tuesday.
The men had faced a possible 12-month jail term. The court chose a fine instead, and the fuel now belongs to the state.
The report does not give further details of the proceedings.
Why it mattersMdoka, Zulu and Banda must each pay K800,000, and the 670 litres of petrol is no longer theirs to sell or keep.