Chisale asks court to allow him access his frozen bank account

Norman Chisale, a personal bodyguard to former president Peter Mutharika, has today asked the Supreme Court of Appeal to give him access to his frozen bank accounts to withdraw K50 million to cover his legal costs.

However, both claimants, Attorney General, Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda and Director of Public Prosecution, (DPP) lead counsel, Pilirani Masanjala, have objected to the claim arguing that the state left some property for Chisale’s survival.

Justice of Appeal Charles Mkandawire has since reserved his ruling on the matter, to a later date.

The application comes when the state is pushing for forfeiture of Chisale’s property worth K5.8 billon, questioning on how he amassed such wealth as a bodyguard and former civil servant in the Malawi Defense Force.