Dausi says protests to blame for people loss of trust with Malawi police

Homeland Security minister Nicholas Dausi has blamed the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) sanctioned anti-Jane Ansah protests for people’s erosion of trust with the police.

Dausi:Demonstrations have created animosity between the citizenry and police

Dausi said this on Thursday in Mzuzu as he toured some establishments in his ministry.

The minister said the protests were unnecessary and only caused huge misery to Malawians as the demonstrations turned violent in some instances.

“We are pleading with HRDC to stop these protests. Imagine, people diverted from the protests to torch police units. What is their aim?” he said.

Dausi said the protesters targeted innocent unsuspecting police officers who were either beaten up or their houses damaged.

The Malawi Defence Force soldiers took over from the police in providing security during the protests.

“We appeal to leaders, whether it is HRDC or our colleagues in the opposition, to preach peace. Malawi is a poor country but we are known for peace, order and stability as the Warm Heart of Africa,” Dausi said.

Touring Mzuzu prison, officers told the minister that they needed work allowance for working in risky conditions.

The prison warders say they risk getting TB.

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Malawians win
Malawians win
4 years ago

A police osiya anthu oyenda ndi mipeni chifukwa ndi achipani cha DPP. Army inawamenya palibe chinachitika ku army koma police imaopa

Reasonable Doubt
Reasonable Doubt
4 years ago

What do you expect a police under Ex MYP

Natty Prince
Natty Prince
4 years ago

Awa mutu unapima kalekale amaona ngati anthu ali mtulobe

Mai madando 147
Mai madando 147
4 years ago

Why not to blame Mec chair and the president, HRDC is representing 62% malawians that are not satisfied with the election.

Agenda Setting Theory
Agenda Setting Theory
4 years ago

People lost trust in police long time ago, when I see a police officer, I see a thief in uniform, I see a savage, I see a crook. These people use their positions to abuse and still from people. When people torched oppositions cars in Mangochi, what did they do. What have they done to investigate the death a student: Robert,? What have they done about Issa?

Kaitano
Kaitano
4 years ago

Stupid Dausi and your mchacha the DPP cadets, you are the one to blame because you take these useless officers as your garden boys. Instead you of protecting and or guiding people they are told to stand for those who are against the constitution, this is the weakiest police in Africa under your watch, foolish!

TOSH
4 years ago

IDIOT DAUSI WE NO LONGER TRUST THE POLICE NOWADAYS BKOZ OF INCAPABILITY TO HANDLE THE JOB PROFESSIONALLY, IWE UKADABWA DAUSI, MESA YU ARE THE ONE WHO IS MANUPULATING THE POLICE STOP TALKING NONSENSE

Lego
4 years ago

Nothing good can come out from Dausi’s mouth.He is an evil man and pretends to be smart and good when talking.What peace is he talking about here while is the master minder of all these torching we have witnessed for the past few weeks.

Nkhuzi
Nkhuzi
4 years ago

It is good that Dausi has realized that people have lost trust in MPS. The reason is very simply, it is how MPS is being abused by DPP. They only protect the interests of DPP, leaving everybody out, working like like or alongside cadets, hence the loss of trust and it will be very difficult to rebuild MPS for what it was established, in short it has become irrelevant

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