2 Chilima aides released on bail: Valera, Unyolo arrested for ‘acting suspiciously’
Deputy Minister of Homeland Security Charles Mchacha and Director of National intelligence Bureau Elvis Thodi are the ones behind the arrest of Vice President Saulos Chilima’s two personal assistants on Sunday for “acting suspiciously” at Chiwanja Cha Ayao launch in Balaka graced by President Peter Mutharika.
Police sources confided in Nyasa Times that the two issued instructions to have Joshua Valera and Kushi Unyolo arrested when they went to deliver a gift from their boss at the cultural function.
” We just received instructions that we should arrest the two because it was an intelligence issue.Maybe that is why we failed to properly charge them,” he said.
Malawi Police Services spokeaman James Kadadzera said the two were arrested because they were “wandering about” at the Chiwanja Cha Ayo function “and they did not even occupy any seat.”
He said the two Chilima aides were acting “very suspiciously” which attracted security attention.
“When they were approached, they ran away so police followed them until they apprehended them.”
Chilima who was attending a funeral in Balaka on Sunday stormed the police station upon hearing the arrest of his aides and demanded answers on what he called arbitrary arrests.
He left the police station at nearly 7PM amid cheering from UTM supporters who gathered at the station . The UTM supporters kept singing anti-government songs.
UTM has since described the arrest as politically motivated.
The spokesman for UTM party Joseph Chidanti Malunga said in a statement that Valera and Unyolo were detained at Balaka Police Station “without lawful justification.”
Reads the statement in part: “We would like to remind the Police that this Country is governed by laws and any unlawful arrest can not be tolarated.”
Chidati Malunga said they are concerned that as the country is fast-approaching the May 21 Tripartite elections, the police are being used “to persecute those in the opposition.”
Said Malunga: “ Police should desist from being used by politicians as this is contrary to their code of conduct and the statute regulating police conduct.
“In 1993 Malawians voted for a change so that they can do away with Police brutality. Such careless acts and conduct can easily lead to chaos and unrest endangering our hard won democracy peace and tranquility.”
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Reminds me of Sonny’s letta. by muta where sonny was arrested for looking sus (suspicious)
Mbava zachabechabe izi zisiyeni. All they wanted iwowo was to confuse Chilima coz akuwapweteka kwambiri akaba akuwayanika poyera. Tangoganizani ina yatulukaso pompano ya 54 billion and OPC is the main culprit. Eish!!!
Do we have two Penal Codes in Malawi? The Malawi Penal Code and the DPP Penal Code? ……….which one are we following?
Can somebody be sued for false imprisonment please! Now Mr Malseche this is what we call reall foolishness okay!
I didn’t know that in Malawi we have many bone heads.
Koma iwowa amathawa chani?
Samathawa ndizabodza. What do you expect the Police to say
Chilima’s mum is Nee Valera. One of the guys implicated the lost but found laptop at MEC was Valera. Pakuyenda bwanji pamenapa.
Implicated by who nanunso?
sumadzitsata iwe big man
Nanga tidzitsata mabodza a DPP? DPP propaganda is so weak to the point of being embarrassing. Primary school kids could come up with the same nonsense. Imagine a whole police force arresting people for walking around at a public function, and now you will end up spending millions of taxpayers money ferrying, feeding, and accommodating lawyers and policemen all over the place trying to waste the courts time over this stupidity.
This is what MCP used to do. DPP is using the same old fear mongering tactics which MCP used to silent anyone with opposing views…… Dausi knows
Is ” acting suspiciously ” a crime warranting arrest???????? Ayamba kale kujunjenjemera.
So the whole police spokesperson can tell me that out of all the people who attended to this function yesterday, only these 2 guys had no seat! U mean the rest were seated? What’s the qualification of becoming ba Police SP?
are you not aware of these nusty guys,amathawa chani if they were innocent,let me ask you?
Ukunama pumbwa iwe, no one was running from anything. Even the event organizers have said on radio that they are surprised with the arrests as they received the 2 UTM representatives and saw nothing suspicious at the event. Apa pokha mulipila ndalama.
Pajatu oyipa athawa yekha. So if they were not wrong, why were they running away?
DPP zealots are not in panic mode as their time is up. With all evidence of thieving in government, the top government dogs know, that the time for them to go to jail in nosing. Clearly, everyone can see that is no reason for arresting Chilima aides. However, it has to happen because its was an instruction from Dausi and his dull entourage. How can the country entrust countries security in the hand of people who think from the stomach. Shame on DPP government and its old and useless leadership.
Our police officers are a shame. Osafunafuna omwe adapha Mr Phiri wa chi albino wa ku Nkhata Bay. Kumakhala busy busy ndi zopanda pake. Mukulephera kugwira amene akupha ma albino mu Malawi. Shame on our police service. Mudzikonzekeratu chifukwa O Chakwerra akulowa mu Mboma pa 21 May 2019.
advocating for the president to reduce his security detail plus convoy,they know you have an ill motive against him.
After their foiled primaries their plan is to kill.He heee! They know you guys these DPP are not fools.Who does not know that your next move is hit squad and magic.kkkkkkkkk ng'”ombe yayangana ngolo ku UTM.Who invited you to the ceremony fools.
Iwenso nde Gali weni weni.
There may be some truth in what the Police are saying. Trouble is some party zealots are self centred and behave boastfully because they think they can have their own way simply because they are close to ” the powers that be”
That said, the general public is justified in demanding plausible explanations to avoid speculation.
Is self centeredness/boastfulness a crime? This is a free country fool!
AMONGST ALL RESPECTED PEOPLE IN DPP YOU CHOOSE MCHACHA AS A DEPUTY MINISTER. APM YOU CAN DO BETTER THAN THIS.MALAWI STINKS.
The Security personnel need to be alert at all times. This guy SKC is too dangerous, He wants to get the presidency by any means. Which funeral was he attending? Being no 2 in Government why did he not go himself to the venue and present his gift mwiniwake? Why kutuma anthu osazdziwika ngati awa? Why did the two run away? The guy will try to send his mercenaries to any function where the president goes for ill intention. He knows that he can win an election in Malawi after promising too many things pa misonkhano yake. With the disorganized primaries on 3 and January 2018, he has seen it himself that his party is not on the ground due to lack of structures. He has no support. Therefore he will use unconventional and uncharted routes to ascend to power. Thodi be vigilant enough. Dont allow suspicious people loiter around APM function.
Why would anyone waste time to do anything against the security of an 80 year old who cant control his own bladder, is suffering from slurred speech, and clear dementia where he is describing people as dziboda, and who is clearly heading for electoral defeat in May?
Remember BigMan its not the age that chilima is after but the position that the 80yrs oldman is occupying hence the evil plan of trying to get rid of him. Now people have opened their eyes and they know who chilima really is and his real name ABART HAMDAN. No wonder your primaries flopped. How can one well known UTM candidate gets 252 votes for him to go through primary elections? That shows you guys are baseless, come general elections mudzalira. So mulopwana is right, Chilima is dangerous and if you BigMan don’t see it then i guess you don’t love your country, shame on you and your blind support.
@Bigman, Well i meant to say his real name Arafat Hamdan.
Clearly you dont understand about delegates in a primary.
In your wisdom you think if indeed Chilima wanted to eliminate Maliseche he would have used his aids? You must be very dull.
You have just advertised your folly big man. Your mouth fouling shows how childish and stupidly subjective you are in as far as security issues are concerned. You may hate the president but he is still your leader unless you are one of the ISIS agents
Amwene mukukhala ngati mwangotuluka kumene kudabwe. Moti simukuona kuti pali vuto apa. Eish Malawi wanga one.
Iwenso ndi mbuzi ya munthu…Its the same DPP that was plotting to assassinate Chilima…
We have a president that is asleep at the wheel. Thats why Mchacha is just running around sending police on fools errands. What is left of APM Legacy now?
We the citizen of Malawi cannot be intimidated.
Joshua and Kushe were there to deliver the gift and leave. Knowing DPP wanting to politicise everything and hatred they have, and for their own safety they had to leave early.
If these 2 were pausing safety for any reason , the police had the power to arrest them there and then.
Mchacha and Thodi knows Joshua and Kushi. Bevause they did not get a chance to do their nasty things they had to instruct the police to stop them and arrest them.
The truth will come out. Evil people.
U will not succeed. Mchacha s appointment is to be intimidating and harassing people.
The dpp leader has been talking about unity and love but behind he is orchestrating hate.
This country belongs to all. The police should be doing their jobs without interference.
Havnet you read that when they were approached they started to run.
They would say that, wouldn’t they?
And the security personell and dpp cadets couldnt catch them? This is the problem with plans hatched by dunderheads such as Mchacha and Dausi, foolishness all around and they now need to force some lawyer to justify it in court!
Which opposition is Chidanti referring to? I thought Chilima is in Government? Is Chilima in the opposition at the same bing Vice President? Really? Malawians please wake up this man Chilima is a crook! Matsotsi….
Clearly you are not sophisticated enough.
WHAT ABOUT ATUPELE .IS UDF RULING PARTY ???? YOU ARE CONFUSED. YOUR IQ IS LOW.
……………..I also thought ATUPELE is in Government!
This arbitrary arrest of UTM and Chilima aides Unyolo and Valera is a case of intimidation and harrassments. This is the work of Dausi and Mchacha and DPP idiots. Yet this so called Homeland security and police are failing to protect innocent albinos in the community. This incompetent Homeland security and police including inefficient Rodney Jose and his deputy Duncan Mwapasa should be sacked as they partisan and not effective. And where is so called leader of the opposition Chakwera he should be calling for the sacking of the head of Police for failing to be protecting the vulnerable citizens like albino persons. They show their large presence at political rallies as they are paid allowances. Fellow Malawian these partisan act by this federal police should be stopped now. It’s gonna be very ugly during campaign period if nothing is done to stop this nosense from Dausi and Mchacha.
Why didnt they occupy a sit? Of all well known UTM officials why sending these unknown guys on behalf of VP? Wake up Malawians this was Saulos’s move to attract attention and stupid sympathy. Let the police do their work. Ndionso reporter we ndi wabodza. Panali chifukwa choykwanira kuwamanga amenewa. Tatopa ndi kulubwalubwa zopanda ntchito kuchokera ku utm
I smell a dead rat on this whole story. Was it a coincidence that Chilima was attending a funeral at a nearby area where our president was, and then his gurus wandering around where our president was? This Chilima boy is dangerous but he won’t succeed, our president will finish his tenure. No shortcuts ndipo simumutha. Achilima dikirani mpaka mavoti, muzadziwanso after that chitetezo chomwe mulinacho pano simudzakhalanachonso.
Elvis Thodi, you are an educated guy. Can’t you see that this type of behaviour by the DPP is gonna gain UTM political mileage? Primitive thinking! I guess it was Mchacha’s decision no doubt
Kicks of a dying horse. One thing for sure come may utm or MCP one will takeover the government all we need is change not DPP again mwatikwana tione zina
NO WAY AND I MEAN NO WAY
IDIOT
Koma mwinanso funso lina ndiloti amathawa chani iwowo ngatidi sanalakwitse? Politics is really dirty game
Going home is not running away,what speed do you use on M1?.They are just making Saulos Chilima popular this is a free advert for Chilima, sponsored by DPP.
Saulos is not what he portrays to be ,he is a wimp a cry babe but he can see opportunities from afar,he saw this one took advantage of it and here we go again mwanayo ndi dolo when he is not .
When a rich man is running, he is jogging; but when a poor man is running, he is running away…. Kkkkkk
QUESTION MARK
what an arrest. reason, amangoyenda yenda ku maliro. Ok. Which section of the penal code in this case? Not occupying a seat at a funeral ndi mulandunso eti? koma a DPP mutionetsa zambiri
Sikunali ku maliro nanu inu
eti eti comment without thinking kikikikikikiki
Chilima has fear of losing the elections becoz he has no numbers, no structures. He wants to resort to terrorism as arafat. He will be embarrassed badly on may 22-23.
Moto wamapesi kuti buuu. Koma ndiye ukuyaka kulephere kudzimisa. Tsogolo lathu lafikadi, lowala, labwino
kkkkkkk kumaliro kwake kwa ambwiyako?kkkkkk