Kabwila Surrenders to Police, Spends Night in Custody

MCP Spokesperson Dr. Jessie Kabwila Spends Night in Police Custody

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) spokesperson Dr. Jessie Kabwila spent the night in police custody after she was arrested on Sunday, 14 December, and taken into detention by police in Lilongwe. Dr. Kabwila handed herself over to police at the National Police Headquarters in Lilongwe at around 9:30am after reports emerged that law enforcers were looking for her in connection with a case whose details have not yet been disclosed. Her lawyer, George Jiv…

Kabwila surrenders to police, spends night in custody

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) spokesperson Jessie Kabwila yesterday handed herself over to police in Lilongwe. She joins MCP secretary general Richard Chimwendo Banda and former president Lazarus Chakwera’s running mate in the September 16 General Election Vitumbiko Mumba in police custody. Kabwila (back to camera 2nd R), accompanied by sympathisers, walks to Police Headquarters. | Courtesy of Zodiak Online Chimwendo Banda and Mumba were arrested …

MCP Spokesperson Jessie Kabwila Arrested as Political Tensions Escalate

By Malawi Freedom Network The political temperature in Malawi rose sharply this morning following the arrest of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) spokesperson Jessie Kabwila in Lilongwe, in what critics are already describing as a deepening crackdown on dissenting voices within the opposition. Kabwila was summoned by police to Area 30 and voluntarily presented herself, according to her lawyer George Kadzipatike. Instead of returning home, she was plac…