Defence protests re-arrest of violence suspects

DPP Distances Itself from Arrest of 17 Violence Suspects

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has distanced itself from the arrest of more than 17 people linked to recent violent attacks in Lilongwe. The suspects are accused of orchestrating assaults in Kasungu and Mbowe, targeting Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) members, civil servants, and human rights activist Sylvester Namiwa, as well as attacking peaceful demonstrators with panga knives. Leader of Opposition Simplex Chithyola Banda earlier c…

Defence seeks order to stop re-arrests in violence case

By Pemphero Malimba Defence lawyers in a case in which 11 people are accused of nine charges related to a political violence incident at Mbowe in Lilongwe have asked the Senior Resident Magistrate …

Defence protests re-arrest of violence suspects

Defence lawyers have pleaded with the Lilongwe Senior Resident Magistrate’s Court to put on check the police over their repeated arrests of 11 suspects accused perpetrating of political violence in the immediate-past regime. Filing an application for the suspects’ bail yesterday, defence lawyer Moses Nkhono said that the State wanted the suspects to keep paying cash bail bonds each time they are granted court bail after being re-arrested. Suspec…