Blantyre - Eleven senior officers of the Malawi national police were arrested for suspected fraudulent activities within the service, the head of the police said on Thursday.
Inpector general Peter Mukhito said the arrests were a "clean up exercise" to remove officers in the accounts and internal audit departments at the national headquarters.
He said a preliminary audit showed that $150 000 had recently been stolen through dubious payments.
Mukhito said the officers had formed a "syndicate" to steal from police coffers.
He added that some of the arrested "lived beyond their means."
Members of the 7 000-strong national police receive an average salary of $100 a month.
Thursday, 27 August 2009
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