Ex-MDF Deputy Chief Denies Wreckage Was Found Earlier

Ex-MDF deputy chief denies wreckage was found earlier

By Mercy Matonga Former deputy commander (operations) for the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) John Msonthi has told the Commission of Inquiry investigating the plane crash that killed former vice presid…

Contrasting testimonies in plane crash inquiry – Nation Online

Former Malawi Defence Force (MDF) Deputy Commander of Operations Lieutenant General John Msonthi Jr (Retired) yesterday told the parliamentary ad hoc committee investigating the Chikangawa plane crash that he first learnt of the missing military aircraft through social media. He said that on June 10 2024, after learning the aircraft carrying vice-president Saulos Klaus Chilima had gone missing, he called Moses Nthakomwa, a close friend of Chilim…

‘It was my own assumption’: Msonthi denies confirming Chilima plane crash details to Nthakomwa - Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports

Retired Lieutenant General John Msonthi Jnr, former deputy commander of operations for the Malawi Defence Force, has told the parliamentary committee investigating the Chikangawa plane crash that his conclusion the aircraft had gone down on 10 June 2024 was based on personal instinct rather than any confirmed information — testimony that appears to conflict with […] The post ‘It was my own assumption’: Msonthi denies confirming Chilima plane cra…