The deputy leader of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in the Central Region, Alfred Gangata, has arrived at the Lilongwe Magistrate’s Court where he awaits the hearing of charges against him.

Gangata was arrested on suspicion of using an MSCE certificate that he allegedly obtained fraudulently from Chitowo School in Dedza District in 2018.

Other senior DPP officials have also arrived at the court, which is currently under tight security.