On 3rd February 2020, the Constitutional Court judges arrived in Lilongwe court to give a long awaited ruling on that disputed presidential election, travelling in a military vehicle under heavy police escort. The judges took turns to read the 500-page decision over more than seven hours.[25] The Malawi Constitutional Court ruled to nullify the 21st May 2019 election, concluding it was rigged, and not free and fair. It cited rampant cheating, tampering of results, and numerous other malpractices.