Judge demands inter-part hearing, Muluzi goes to Dowa
High Court Judge Esmie Chombo did not grant an injunction which opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) sought against Police order restraining its Presidential candidate from conducting whistle-stop meeting in the capital from Tuesday.
UDF’s torch bearer, Dr Bakili Muluzi was stopped by police from conducting whistle-stop tours and instructed lawyers to obtain an injunction against police action.
Lawyer Fahad Assani applied for an ex-part injunction at the High Court in Lilongwe but Judge Chombo could not immediately hear the matter.
She ordered for an inter-party hearing to consider issues in the injunction on September 3 effectively paralyzing the planned whistle-stop tours in the capital.
Assani however said an inter-party hearing is a blessing in disguise for their application.
“We need an order to clear matters once and for all,” said the former Director of Public Prosecution.
“We want political rights enshrined in the Republican constitution should be enjoyed by everyone else,” said the lawyer in apparent reference to limitation of freedom of association and assembly by the government of President Bingu Mutharika.
Assani said whistle-stop meetings are done even by Mutharika but the ban has been affected on Muluzi only who is the main challenger of the incumbent in the presidential race.
He said it smacked of discrimination.
Meanwhile, UDF has announced that Muluzi will address political meeting in Dowa and Salima districts of the central region on Thursday.





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Atcheya osafunika kumpatsa mpata Achombo. Bingu amakhala ngati Area Branch Cheyamani
It is a fact that whenever they are done, there are traffic jams inconveniencing innocent travellers.
It is a fact that the bring chaos on our roads and that vendors who usually accompany this man damage vehicles.
They bring back memoirs of the chaotic past ten years under this man which most Malawians would like to forget.
Roads are for all Malawians to use peacefully.Give the man a designated place to conduct his rallies, most people are not interested in chaotic situations that this man seem to enjoy.
One other thing the police and these people who send the police to stop opposition meetings should know is that, they give the opposition room to be recognised as the fearful parties. * would love to see Muluzi address his rallies willfully so that come 2009 when he will lose, should not have grounds of complaints. * want him to see for himself that people are not sleepy as he thinks they are, when they will vote against him while he had all the chances of holding meetings. Uku ndiye kumupatsa matama Muluzi kuti aziganiza kuti boma likumuopa monga amanenera. Mpatseni mpata Muluzi achite misonkhano yake bwinobwino, kuti chaka cha mawa adzasowe ponamizira, kuti boma limandiletsa misonkhano yanga ndi chifukwa ndaluza chonchi. Ndifuna yekha adzadziwe kuti anthu salinso mtulo lero kuti angawanamizenso ngati kale ayi. Choncho a polisiwo kaya pali wina wawauza kuti amuletse misonkhano yakeyo, ndiye akumupatsa kutukumuka zedi. Ife zolalata zake tatopa nazo, mwakuti apa mwapereka kulalata zedi, mmene apite ku Dowako ndi Salima, palibe chabwino apa ayi.
Bingu too will reap whatever he is doing now and nkhonya yobwenzera imawawa!!!!
Bingu too will reap whatever he is doing now and nkhonya yobwenzera imawawa!!!!
Ukalamulira, nakwanisa nthawi yako don'* try to come back,,,, anyone who tried to do that has always ended up embarassing */he self.Be carefull.
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