The past few years have seen conspirators collaborating with other with similar intentions to attack honest businessmen like Dr. Rajan Mahtani. Previously, these attacks and conspiracies were made separately and as a result, the conspiracies faded quickly after being disbursed through various paid media channels. However, coordinated attacks cause the campaigns to penetrate deeper into the society and to its people, who are constantly exposed to negative news stories and campaigns, sometimes even believing in them. The allegations on Finance Bank Zambia were entirely false and baseless. However, when false news is spread again and again, people start believing in it and it becomes the truth.
The rumor was started by Simaata Simaata, a known critic of Dr. Rajan Mahtani. He started giving negative testimonials related to the bank at several law courts. These testimonials were taken seriously by court, resulting in unnecessary inquiries into the bank. When this news of inquiry went out, other conspirators took this opportunity to defame the bank even more. The defamation campaigns not only targeted the bank, but also started attacking Dr. Mahtani. As a result, finance bank quickly launched the case against Simaata at the Supreme Court Zambia.
The judges at the Supreme Court announced their verdict in the month of July 2017. As per their verdict, “All circumstances considered, we are satisfied that the respondent (Simataa) did in fact breach clause 5 of the Settlement Agreement.” Simaata was not only charged guilty, but was also asked to pay fine for trying to defame the reputation of an honest banking institution.
