Chilima tells police to stop threatening Malawians
UTM Party president Saulos Klaus Chilima (SKC) has cautioned police officers to stop threatening Malawians from exercising their constitutional right in form of demonstrations, saying the excess use of force by the law enforcers is uncalled for in a democracy.
In his address on Sunday at St Augustine 3 Primary School in Mangochi during a ‘thank you rally’ for the support voters in the district gave his party during the May 21 Tripartite Elections, Chilima urged his followers to keep to participating demonstrations organised by civil society organisation (CSOs) who are calling for the resignation of Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah
Chilima, who served as the country’s vice president between May 2014 and May 2019, said he is worried that instead of sticking to their job of ensuring security, police officers are busy unleashing brutality on innocent Malawians.
“We will keep on demonstrating. If people have concerns, they are free to hold peaceful protests,” said Chilima.
Chilima claimed he has been tipped of the plot to have hooligans to join demonstrations and pelt Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldiers so that they should turn against the marchers.
“We are aware of these clandestine plans,” he said.
He said there will be more demonstrations against Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairwoman Jane Ansah.
Some sections of the electoral stakeholders argue that Ansah and her commissioners failed to manage the May 21 Tripartite Elections which were marred by irregularities, including the use of Tippex to alter some results sheets.
Chilima stressed that people should exercise their right to demonstrate and not fear anything as the National Anthem states.
President Peter Mutharika of DPP was declared a winner of the presidential race, securing his second five-year term.
The results have, however, been challenged by Mutharika’s main contenders, Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and UTM Party, who have filed their cases at the Constitutional Court for the nullification of the presidential poll, arguing some anomalies were overlooked.
The case hearing starts on July 29.
In a June 7 2019 letter to Ansah, the UTM Party has also demanded the chairperson’s resignation, citing several incidences pointing to her biasness towards the DPP candidate in the May 21 presidential election, Peter Mutharika.
The polarised electorate has led Mutharika—who won the presidency with 38.5 percent of the vote—to face questions of legitimacy not just from his challengers, but also from influential groups such as the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) who say he has carried the day in an election that lacked credibility.
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Well done Leader tell the people not fear cos indeed there is nothing to fear about. Remember that it’s not about the size of the dog but the size other fight in the dog. So keep it up leader.
Majority of police officers are fed up with their bosses specially IG n DIG as both are MBAVAA, bootlicking thugs of dpp together with former IG milking state residences. Like MDF all state security agencies are totally fed up with these looting DPP THUGS. Imagine few thugs of dpp has put whole nation at stake. They ruled for past years like MAFIA RULE n as if this country belongs only to them. Why don’t these FRUSTRATED junior officers n soldiers kick out all dpp mbavas and put them behind bars once and for all, together with all thieving civil servants… Read more »
i thought ada awa pali nzeru koma pano ufumu wake wayezedwa ndipo ukuperewera.
We are not threatening anyone khalani pandi baba mulibe ulesi 4 MPs
nsanje imupha chilima