State Vice President Dr. Saulos Chilima who is also Tonse Alliance runningmate has lambasted President Peter Mutharika for accusing the judiciary of plotting his ouster, saying the claims are baseless.

Chilima said this during one of the whistle stop tours held in Mangochi on Thrusday ahead of the forthcoming fresh Presidential polls scheduled for June 23, 2020.

He said Mutharika should remember that the same judges he is accusing were the ones who ruled in favour of Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) for him to be sworn in during the May 2014 elections.

On Monday during a campaign tour in Thyolo, Mutharika described the decision of the courts to nullify his 2019 reelection as a judicial coup.

“Everybody knows that I won the 2019 Election! If the Court had chosen to follow the law and evidence of the Election Case, we wouldn’t be going to another Election,” Mutharika was quoted as saying during the campaign rally.

Mutharika continuous attack on the Judiciary continues to attract mixed reactions from the general public with many warning him to tread carefully on the matter.