Lawyer Fredson Banda Approved to Defend Former PEA Benito Mpama in Defilement Case

Lawyer Fredson Banda Approved to Defend Former PEA Benito Mpama in Defilement Case

Published on June 21, 2023 at 2:27 PM by Edgar Naitha

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Magistrate Margret Khobili approves lawyer Fredson Banda of Mackenzie and Patrick’s Associates to represent Benito Mpama, the former education advisor accused of defiling a 16-year-old girl.

The court consulted the Malawi Law Society and the lawyer’s firm to verify his license status. B

anda requested 21 days for defense preparation, but the court grants two weeks for cross-examining state witnesses.

Witnesses include the survivor’s grandfather, the survivor herself, and a clinician.

The case resumes on July 14, 2023.

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