Private-practice lawyer Tamando Chokotho, who represented Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) in the Constitutional Court presidential election petition case of 2019 has reported to Malawi Law Society (MLS) that he is receiving intimidation threats and attempts to wrongfully influence him to abuse his duties as regards to subsequent developments in the case. Written on September 17, […]
Private practice lawyer Tamando Chokhotho representing the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) on Wednesday submitted his arguments before Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal hearing the appeal case which President Peter Mutharika and MEC filed against the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) judgement ordering vote re-run, saying the determination on undue return was a material error in law. The […]
Lawyer Tamanda Chokhotho represent Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC), the second respondent in the historic presidential elections case, has said they have managed to discredit the evidence of UTM Party president Saulos Chilima, who is the first petitioner in the case. Chilima, through his legal team has closed its petition case at the Constitutional Court in […]
Done with two witnesses, lawyers for Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) and President Peter Mutharika who are the respondents at the Constitutional Court hearing the presidential election petition case have expressed their satisfaction with the progress of the proceedings. So far, the respondents have finished cross examining UTM Party presidential candidate and first petitioner in the case […]
Hearing of the landmark but divisive presidential election case continues in Lilongwe with Mirriam Gwalidi, a key witness for UTM Party presidential candidate and first petitioner in the case Saulos Chilima disowning a seven-page document which she was told to read in the court. During the hearing of the case on Tuesday, chairperson of the […]
President Peter Mutharika and Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) have asked the Supreme Court of Appeal to dismiss petitions of UTM Party president Saulos Chilima and Lazarus Chakwera of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) challenging results of the presidential race in the May 21 Tripartite Elections. Mutharika and MEC through their lawyers on Thursday made their submission […]
Malawi’s High Court has suspended the trial of against former President Bakili Muluzi after his attorney Tamanda Chokotho presented three arguments which he wants Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda to rule on. Muluzi and his then personal assistant, Violet Whisky, were accused of diverting K1.7 billion allegedly public funds into Muluzi’s personal account. The former president […]