2 Magistrates, 2 prosecutors arrested: Malawi Police say they sold Indian hemp exhibited in court

Two first grade magistrates, two police prosecutors and court clerks from Ntcheu will spend the New Year day in police custody after they were arrested for selling 84 bags of Indian hemp meant for disposal.

Chamba peddlers in with their bags containing the 'golden leaf'
Chamba peddlers in with their bags containing the ‘golden leaf’

Central region police publicist Ramsy Mushani confirmed the arrest of six high powered justice administration Ncheu officials.

The arrest is an embarrassment and set back to the provision of justice in Ntcheu and the fight against indian hemp growing and trafficking.

Sources say the hemp – localy known as Chamba -was impounded early December at an adhoc road block at Bawi in Ntcheu.

One person was convicted and fined K170000 or in default 14 months IHL.

Nyasa Times source says the Chamba was then supposed to be burnt but when regional police officers came to destroy the hemp, they were told it was already burnt but the district officials failed to show where the burning took place and some people gave testimony that they were being offered for sale.

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62 replies on “2 Magistrates, 2 prosecutors arrested: Malawi Police say they sold Indian hemp exhibited in court”

  1. All I can say is ligarise Ganja instead of homalsexual. All this problem will not be there,people will never stop using Ganja.

  2. The only way to get out of this problem is to ligarise it. If I was to choose between Ganja and homalsexual, I would choose Ganja.Set Ganja business free and there will be no more bullshit.

  3. Agulitsa bwanji pamene analanda kwa Omwe amafuna kugulitsanso? Akalowe basi mxi. Alipo ambiri akuchita zimenezi nde it’s better to legalize it kuti aliyense adzidya lake thukuta.

  4. Dziko losawuka golide wathu ndi yekhayu. Tatiyen titseguke maso amalawi..@ 51 we are still poor kma kuloleza chgololo cha same sex mxiew. Lolezani wosuta azisuta akamapenga zawo

  5. this is a tip of an iceberg….a lot more is happening in the judiciary. the corraboration between magistrates and prosecutors has reached a point you can not describe. people talk about traffic police but prosecutors are the worst. our jails would be overflowing if there was justice in malawi! criminals are let loose everyday….and the judiciary is almost untouchable. the most rotten country in southern africa…malawi!

  6. Unfortunately this type of thing is now very common in our country. Prosecutors, Policemen, Judges, etc are involved in criminal activities. The citizens are thus on their own. What a shame.
    Should we be surprised when ordinary people take the law into their own hands?
    When people lose trust in the legal system, there is created a chaotic free-for-all in a country, and it is disastrous for democracy. It is just as lawless Somalia. What a pity!

  7. Cry my beloved country. If First Grade Magistrates (not one but 2) can do this, then who execute justice?

  8. A police ndi a ku khothi kumachita ma deal oterewa zoona? Ndiye tidalire ndani kuti tipeze chilungamo?

  9. Ndalama ndi imene yavuta, aliyense akufuna ntreshede, aliyense akumayang’ana wapa tsogolo pake kuti akutani. Chinyengo chakula pa dziko la pansi.

  10. Cry my beloved country. If first grade magistrates can be involved in such shameful acts, can they fight for the cause of justice?

  11. They did not come to destroy it but to collect and sale. The magistrate and others acted fast before others could benefit why travel all the way from the region as if there are no matches in ntcheu. Do not cheat us. We are not kids

  12. Why destroying money. Those found with chamba should be punished but the chamba should be sold by the Government.

  13. Don’t worry, they will be released on bell and that will be the end of the story. They want to rubberstamp the Malawian nation. Both judiciary and police are fucked up.

  14. Palibe nkhani apa atayeni inu mumafuna kuti aotche ndalamazo? Umphawi uli mmalawi muno akakudyereni kuti? Msonkho pa pay slip mukuchotsa half salary nosense ine mankhwala ndimagula ndekha chilichose ndimagula musadzandiduleso msonkho mukundibela anyani inu

  15. They were not paid their salaries and you expected them to be starving their families yet they were keeping the golden leaf? How could they administer justice on empty bellies?
    Arresting them is total injustice and double standards of the system.
    And arresting people based on heresies, is that lawful? Ok just thinking aloud. But I see no case here only that they should be given chance to be represented by a lawyer.

  16. Apa nde zafika paumboni woti chilolezedwe basi chambacho kulimidwa kudyedwa ndi kupangila chitukuko (Industrial purposes) Sitifunaso umboni wina wakwana olo ofuntha atha kubvomeleza.

  17. These people are not wrong as long as you have legalised Mathanyula. Please release them

  18. This will continue be oz of poor salary in govt and corruption is going to arise in service due to fall down of kwacha and the stopping of salary increase.The govt now is falling down ,they don’t see it and they are blind.

  19. ine ndimanena kuti ma magstrate wa ndioipa?amenewa aphedwe basi.atipeza kuno ku ndende anatimanga tisanalakwe.abwele tiwamwese gututu agaulu amenewa.tiwasetelesa malezala kuno mwanya muona mwapatika!!kkkkkkkkkk!

  20. Kugulitsa ndi kuononga zasiyanapati? Its better to sell than to destroy. Why dont you destroy them while in the garden? You know they are grown in KK. Ala!

  21. so it was the regional officers who wanted to sell it? Corruption at its best. Ndimmene mulandila makala anthu osauka ndi kumawagulitsa ndalamazo ndi kumadya ndi aforest yet mukudziwa kuti magetsi akuzimazima,mumati anthu adziphikira chani?? Umphawi wake umenewu munthu akagulitsa chamba wa lakwa chani?

  22. Shame on Malawi justice system. How can defenders of Malawi justice defenders do such a thing. There’s a lot done by these people hiding in the name of justice deliverers. tiziona mmene muzithele

  23. Malawi waola basi. This is reason why everyone in Malawi must be treated as criminal until proven innocent and NOT treated as innocent until proven guilty.

  24. What does it help us to burn this chamba or to sell and have these officials financially stable?Release them there is no issue here.You officials from regianal dont be jelousy where were you all this time? Dont forget these official gets a meagre salary at the end of a months akuyenera kugwiritsa ntchito mutu.

  25. All the chamba these people confisticate is sold not burnt, may be the Kasungu oc otherwise the group of people mentioned in this article are the main culprits everywhere.Just legalize this chamba thing.

  26. Apolisiwo awatulutsa pabelo, basi nkhani yatha. Koma enawo nde akalowa.
    Iyo nde polisi ya ma malawi, very rotten.

  27. Legalize the leaf I say, American states are making millions out of it. Why we stupid malawians CHOOSE to be poor, burning chamba and Ivory instead of selling them to buy drugs. 10 years I been taking weed, an have no quarrel with no body.

  28. Why burn the chamba? The officials did right to sell it and bring money in millions on the table rather than burning it kupusa ufiti

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