Magistrate declines to pause defilement case

Magistrate declines to stay proceedings in controversial Section 138 penal code case

The Lilongwe Senior Resident Magistrate Court has declined to stay proceedings in a case of where a 19-year-old boy is challenging the constitutionality of Section 138 of the Penal Code. Senior Resident Magistrate Wanangwa Nyirenda on Tuesday, 20th May 2025, ruled that he will not grant, the accused, Brian Taulo, a stay of proceedings to allow […] The post Magistrate declines to stay proceedings in controversial Section 138 penal code case appea…

Magistrate declines to pause defilement case

The Lilongwe Senior Resident Magistrate’s Court has declined to pause proceedings in a case where a 19-year-old male is challenging the constitutionality of Section 138 of the Penal Code. Senior resident magistrate Wanangwa Nyirenda on Tuesday ruled that he will not grant the accused, Brian Taulo, a stay of proceedings to allow him to refer his case to the Constitutional Court. Taulo filed an application before the High Court of Malawi to determ…