The Chief Resident Magistrate Court in Blantyre has set aside 12th March 2025 as a day it will start full trial of a case involving a Dutch national Wim Akster who is answering multiple charges of indecency.

Akster who is a former Financial Director at Timotheos Foundation is accused of sexually abusing beneficiaries of a bursary scheme by the organization including former employees.

Child Rights Activist, Memory Chisenga has since called for a speedy trial as the case has stalled for so many years.

“We have been on this case for 5 years and our boys have been frustrated with the delays so we want justice to prevail and Akster must face the law in our own country,” she bemoaned.

One of the witnesses who once worked with Timotheos Foundation and opted out from the case, Kondwani Tchaka, when he spoke with this reporter, claimed that he was followed in his home village and threatened for leaving the case.

In his response in a recent interview with MBC, State Lawyer Victor Jere feigned ignorance over the issues raised, adding that the group of complainants was split into two.