Pastor Martin Thom sues President Chakwera for defamation
Published on October 10, 2024 at 12:07 PM by Robert Ngwira
Information reaching this publication indicates that Pastor Martin Thom who once served as an aide to President Dr. Lazarus has dragged him to court and Ministry of Homeland Security for defamation.
Thom was arrested and dismissed from his post in 2021 for allegedly smuggling a Bill to Parliament.
High Court of Malawi and Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal registrar Innocent Nebi confirmed the development of the development with one of the local daily papers (NPL).
The High Court of Malawi has since set December 10 for hearing of the defamation claim.
The defamation claim has come after the High Court ruled in favour of Thom for unlawful arrest and unfair dismissal for which he is demanding damages of up to K1.6 billion.
The President fired Thom following reports that he played a role in the alleged smuggling of a Loan Authorisation Bill into the National Assembly to allow the Malawi Government borrow 98 million euro from the Bank of Baroda for the construction of houses for public security institutions.
Source:NPL
