State Vice President Dr Saulosi Klaus Chilma will this morning appear before the High Court in Lilongwe to present his defence papers in which he is answering corruption cases in the “Sattar case.”
On May 19, 2023, the magistrate court committed the case to the High Court.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested Chilima on November 25, 2022 before being granted bail the same day by the court.
He is facing six counts of which three are for corrupt practices by a public officer contrary to Section 24(1) of the Corrupt Practices Act (CPA), two are for receiving advantage for using influence in regard to contracts contrary to Section 29 (1) (b) of the CPA.
The Vice President Dr. Chilima is also answering a count of failing to make a full report to a police officer or an officer of the ACB that an advantage had been corruptly given contrary to Section 36 (1) of the CPA
Many Malawians view this case as a political to prevent the Vice President from standing in 2025 polls.
