The Senior Resident Magistrate’s Court in Lilongwe has issued a search warrant authorising police officers to search Zodiak Radio and Television premises for an audio/video recording of a 2020 press briefing involving Timothy Mtambo, Gift Trapence and Reverend McDonald Sembereka.
The warrant, issued on November 9, 2026, relates to a press briefing held at Lingadzi Inn in Lilongwe on March 6, 2020.
According to the court document, the recording is being sought in connection with an alleged offence of soliciting another person to break the law, contrary to Section 124 (1)(b) of the Penal Code.
The warrant authorises police to enter and search the premises, seize the recording if found and produce it before the court.
The case is registered as Criminal Case No. 1313 of 2026, with the State prosecuting Mtambo and two others.
