Salima first grade magistrate Amran Phiri has urged law enforcement agencies to comply with the 48-hour bail rule of the country’s justice laws to ensure decongestion in police custody. Speaking on Tuesday when stakeholders visited Salima Police Station, he said he found 90 suspects in a cell whose capacity is 30. Said Phiri: “Section 42, subsection 2B of the Constitution stipulates that when a person has been arrested, he/she has to be brought …
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