马拉维现金门丑闻涉案人员被判刑

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马拉维现金门丑闻涉案人员被判刑

Former ruling party official Oswald Lutepo heads to jail for 11 years on charges of conspiracy¹ and money laundering².

前执政党官员奥斯瓦德·鲁特普因反动及洗钱罪名将会入狱服刑11年。

He is accused of siphoning about 9.3 million from government coffers, something he still denies.

他被指控侵吞国库约930万美元，但他对这一指控仍然持否定观点。

“I am not a thief. They used my account. It depends on who is the judge here.”

“我没有偷窃。是他们盗用我的帐户。法官才是说了算的人。”

The 37-year-old businessman is the seventh person to be jailed for involvement in Malawi's Cashgate scandal.

这位37岁的商人是涉及马拉维现金门丑闻而被判入狱的第7人。

Some Malawians think Lutepo’s sentence is too lenient³.

有些马拉维人民认为对于鲁特普的判刑过轻。

“We are suffering a lot in term of hospitals. The roads including people in the villages are suffering." "Education is suffering, health is suffering, all because of that issue. If it was a life sentence it would have been fair.”

“我们饱尝痛苦，这里急缺必要医疗设施条件。交通问题也很严重，而且村子中的人民也深受这个问题困扰。还有我们这里教育的医疗，皆因这个问题而起。要是终身监禁会比较公平。”

Some say the Cashgate convictions don't affect high-level government officials who thrive on corruption⁴.

有人表示现金门的判决并不能遏制高层官员们依旧疯狂的腐败敛财行为。

“And we need to uproot⁵ that. And we can only uproot that if we start punishing the actors, not the small logs in the whole scam.”

“我们需要从根本上加以杜绝。而要想彻底根除，必须进行严惩，绝不是只处理整个圈子中的几个小人物。”

Malawians see the impact of the Cashgate scandal in daily life.

马拉维人民亲眼见证现金门丑闻影响着他们的日常生活。

“Look at how our minority sports get money, like football is struggling, hockey is struggling and netball is struggling in finances."

“看看我们的少数体育项目怎样得到资助，比如橄榄球，曲棍球和投球都因资金问题而困扰。

"You look at MK4.5 billion, what could have it done if it was used in terms of sport?”

你再看看被贪污的那930万美元，如果用在体育运动方面会怎样？”

Lutepo's attorney said he may appeal the judgment⁶.

鲁特普的律师表示他会上诉。