Fostino Maere
MalawipoliticianMale5.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Fostino Maere is the recently appointed Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in Malawi, facing calls from activists to recuse himself from the corruption case involving convicted wildlife trafficker Yunhua Lin due to potential conflicts of interest.
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Director of Public Prosecutions Fostino Maere applied to the High Court to have the case discontinued.
Chisale walks free as K5bn asset case is thrown out by Supreme Court of Malawi - Breaking News News MalawiMalawi· 2026-09-23
Fostino Maere is the Director of Public Prosecutions who directed the Anti-Corruption Bureau to discontinue the proceedings against Yunhua Lin.
Malawi’s anti-corruption credibility at stake: Court under pressure as DPP drops former client Yunhua Lin’s corruption case - Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & SportsMalawi· 2026-07-04
Fostino Maere is the Director of Public Prosecutions who previously acted as Lin Yunhua's defense lawyer.
Questions Mount Over Alleged Secret Release and Deportation Plot for Convicted Wildlife Trafficker Lin Yunhua - Malawi Nyasa TimesMalawi· 2026-05-27
Fostino Maere, the Director of Public Prosecutions, did not address the decision to discontinue major corruption cases.
ANALYSIS | Promoted, Then Protected? How Power Killed Malawi’s Biggest Corruption Cases Involving Mathanga, Kabambe, Chiunda - Malawi Nyasa TimesMalawi· 2026-02-06
Fostino Maere is Malawi’s Director of Public Prosecutions who is urged to recuse himself from a corruption case involving wildlife trafficker Yunhua Lin.
Activists Urge New DPP Maere to Recuse Himself from Chinese Wildlife Convict’s Corruption Case - Malawi Nyasa TimesMalawi· 2025-11-06
