Muluzi was arrested [JURIST report] in 2006 and originally charged with 42 counts of corruption, fraud and theft by the Malawi Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) [official website]. In May 2009, a court barred [JURIST report] Muluzi from participating in the upcoming presidential election. The court held that the Malawi Constitution [text] prohibits Muluzi from running for office after serving two consecutive five-year terms. In January 2009, the Supreme Court of Appeal struck down [JURIST report] an injunction that had stalled the investigation into the alleged theft. Mutharika has demonstrated his desire to see Muluzi punished for the alleged corruption. In August 2006, Mutharika called for the resignation of the Director of Public Prosecutions after he dropped [JURIST reports] the corruption charges against Muluzi on the eve of his original trial.