Last month when Dr. Magalasi appeared in court, he pleaded not guilty to charges of abuse of office and fraud in the K10.5 million Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) members accommodation case.
And upon reconvening Tuesday, the state was expected to parade six witnesses in the case.
Director of Public Prosecutions DPP, Dr. Steve Kayuni says he was saddened but his side will wait for the date yet to be communicated.
“This is somehow a setback on our side as we were set to start parading witnesses in the case but we will still wait for the setting of the date. We are ready even today to parade all the witnesses who are set to testify in the case,” said Dr. Kayuni.
Dr. Magalasi is being accused of using K10.5million Mera funds to pay for the accommodation of DPP officials who went to Lilongwe for a party meeting in 2018.