The High Court in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe, has sentenced former Justice Minister Raphael Kasambara to 13 years imprisonment with hard labour for conspiring to murder a former budget director in the Ministry of Finance, Paul Mphwiyo.
In 2013, Mr Mphwiyo survived being shot outside the gate of his residence in Lilongwe.
The shooting led to the uncovering of a scandal that became known as Cashgate, the systematic plundering of public resources during the administration of President Joyce Banda.
It is estimated that up to $250m (£150m) may have been lost through fraudulent payments to businessmen for services that were not rendered.
Just days before the shooting, a junior civil servant was allegedly found with bundles of cash totalling more than $300,000 in the boot of his car.
More cash was confiscated from some civil servants' homes and car boots. Immediately after his conviction last month, Kasambara had hinted that he would be appealing against the verdict.
BBC News
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