The Lilongwe High Court has ordered Sheriffs to seize property worth about K22 million belonging to former President Peter Mutharika and former secretary to the government, Lloyd Muhara, for failing to pay legal costs.
The two were found guilty of forcing Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda and Justice of Appeal Edward Twea to go on leave pending retirement and were ordered to shoulder legal costs put at K69 million.
However, a seizure order making rounds issued by Justice Kenyatta Nyirenda dated May 4, 2021, at Lilongwe High Court Registry shows that the two only managed to pay K47 million, and now face sheriffs for the remainder of the money.
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May 4, 2021 Vuna Mkandawire -Nyasa Times 20 Comments
The High Court has today issued a seizure and sale order against former president Peter Mutharika and former secretary to the President and Cabinet Lloyd Muhara following their failure to square off part of legal costs after they were faulted for trying to force Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda and Justice Edward Twea to go on leave pending retirement.
According to the order (reprinted here), out of the sum of K69, 507, 461, the two were supposed to pay they have only managed to pay K47, 437, 125.11 and they remain indebted to the applicants in the sum K22, 070, 335.89.