HRDC protesters attack police, damage property: 17 suspects arrested

January 10, 2020 Owen Khamula - Nyasa Times 41 Comments

At least six police officers sustained injuries of various degrees after they were assaulted by Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) protesters on Thursday in Lilongwe.

Police arrest suspects in HRDC demos

The protesters also damaged various property and looted items during the March against the alleged cops-perpetrated rape of Msundwe women and girls two months ago.

Police have arrested 17 people in connection with the police assault, damage of property as well as looting and theft of property.

A police report says Thoko Selemani, 32years, V. Chiwalo, T/A Chiwalo, D. Machinga, Occ. Driver in the Ministry of Water and Irrigation had a motor vehicle he was driving Toyota Hilux registration number MG 705 had drivers and passengers seats damaged.

Selemani sustained a cut on the right shoulder. A bolt and nut that was used by the suspect(s) have been recovered. This occurred on Lilongwe-Mchinji road.

The report also says at Kamuzu Central Hospital T-Junction at about 1125 hrs. Mr. Isaac Nkono from T/A Kadewere in Chiradzulu was driving from Biwi heading Kamuzu Central Hospital had a vehicle he was driving Toyota BB registration number KU6595 black in colour smashed.

The demonstrators damaged the glass from the passengers side.

The police report also says at Newton Hardware near Winners Chapel at Mchesi, the demonstrators damaged the glasses of the shop.

Also along Kamuzu Central Hospital road near Winners Chapel, Mr. Christophre Chawanda from T/A Kawinga, in Machinga, driver of Fermak, registration number NS2298 Freight Liner reported that the vehicle had windscreen damaged as well as the passengers side glass.

Also along the  Kamuzu Central Hospital road, the demonstrators damaged a truck belonging to Shayona Cement Company which was parked near Winners Chapel.

At Njewa School, Mr. Geoffrey Gwazantini, 35yrs, V. Samu, T/A Bwatalika in Lilongwe who is driver for Chitedze Research Station said the demonstrators damaged one side glass of the vehicle as they were on their way to Lilongwe Community ground for demonstrators.

MALICIOUS DAMAGE

The following shops which are near Gutters Shop had glasses damaged;

Mapanga Furniture

Blockbuster shop and

the following shops were damaged by the demonstrators at Mchesi

Mchesi Rising Star

Chimbwabwa Funeral Service

ASSAULTING A POLICE OFFICER WHILST ON DUTY

The police report also says the following police officers sustained various degrees of injuries as the demonstrators were passing on the M1 Road near Police Mobile Service C Division campus as the demonstrators pelted stones to the officers who were then in their campus manning the premises;

A/Supt Ngonayasauka of Central Region Police Headquarters sustained a cut near the eye, S/Insp Kamwaza of Biliwiri Boarder-post sustained a head injury, S/Insp C. Gondwe sustained a mouth injury sustained a mouth injury, S/Insp Longwe of Mitole Police Camp sustained injury near the lips, Sgt Mughogho of C Division sustained a head injury, and Sgt Aaron of C Division sustained a leg injury

ARRESTS

The following suspects were arrested while stoning Area 18B shops.

(1)Mayeso Yuston, 17yrs, Village, Sinda, T/A Mbwatalika, D. Lilongwe (2) Gerald Charles, 13yrs, Village Sinda, T/A Mbwatalika, D. Lilongwe (3) Leston Chebakili, 15yrs, V. Mbwatalika, t/A Mbwatalika, D. Lilongwe (4) Charles Yusuf, 14yrs, V. Mpungu, T/A Mbwatalika, D. Lilongwe.

The suspects were found with catapults, bolts and nuts which they used in damaging the above listed shops/buildings/motor vehicles and cause injury to police officers.

The following suspects were arrested while breaking shops at Area 18A;

(1)Chimwemwe Waluza, 23yrs, V. Saiwa, T/A Makwangwala, D. Ntcheu (2) Langison Maunde, 19yrs, V. Butawo, T/A Simphasi, D. Mchinji (3) Timothy Banda, 15yrs, V. Mpingu, T/A Mbwatalika, D. Lilongwe (4) Gerald Anold, 18yrs, V. Mitengo, T/A Kamenyagwaza, D. Dedza, C/o Bypass (5) Moffat Chabwera, 21yrs, V. Mtengasiya, T/A Nsamala, D. Balaka, C/o Area 36, (6) Jailosi Chauma, 31yrs, V. Chauma, T/A Mbwatalika, D. Lilongwe (7) Helix Banda, 24yrs, V. Chibungo, T/A Kalolo, D. Lilongwe (8) Stephano Kalipinde, 22yrs, V. Kwamba, T/A Kalolo, D. Lilongwe.

 

Steve Mekiyasi, 19yrs, V. Sinda, T/A Mbwatalika, D. Lilongwe was arrested while breaking a car, Nissan X-Trail Reg.no MC7756 and was found with catapult, bolt, nuts, Masm ID card, National ID card, Total Fuel card, Vis cards for National Bank and NED bank belonging to Mrs. Tamanda Chimombo, DOB 1954, V. Nikolasi, T/A Mlauli, D. Neno, C/o Macra, Occ. Broadcasting monitoring officer.

Ishmael Labu, 25yrs, V. Chipala, T/A Kalonga, D. Salima, C/o Chinsapo was arrested and found with shirts, shoes and baby bag.

Chiletso Phiri was arrested at Area 18B by members of the public while stealing goods. He gave the stolen items to his friend who escaped from the scene. The arrested suspect was seriously assaulted by the public and was taken to Kamuzu Central hospital for treatment. Condition serious.

The following suspects were arrested at C Division while pelting stones to police houses; Lloyd Kambalame, 21yrs, V. Chiuzira, T/A Tsabango, D. Lilongwe C/o Area 23 Tank and George Chisiyesiye, 32yrs, V. Kangwere, T/A Nyoka, D. Mchinji, C/o Area 24.

 

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41 replies on “HRDC protesters attack police, damage property: 17 suspects arrested”

  1. I have been insisting that majority of demonstrators are our young people most of whom have never voted….so u can imagine the radicalisation of these youth and what sort of future we create

  3. People will continue to demonstrate its our rights, you stupid and idiot cadets, think that you will be taking this country for granted you better think twice, dpp has been stealing public money, doing all sorts of nepotism, tribalism, killing of albinos, rigging elections and you expect people to dance to your music all the time, HELL NO. Enough is Enough. What type of a stupid president would be a single signatory to an account with stolen money with Indians and still claim to be clean? What type of baboon president would comment on a case which is in court? And what an Idiot and foolish Golila of a president who could promote tribalism in his country by callings others Tongas, chewas this and that. DPP and its cadets is a party surviving on stealing corruption and killing on Malawians, This is so because firstly you stole the party from mighty UDF with late Kahuna may his soul rest in HELL, survived by corrupting everybody who is critical of you, bribing anybody around for you to continue stealing and killing anyone strong enough t challenge your evil and crooked ways of running things and you want us to stay as if nothing happens HELL NO.

  4. Wow wow!!! All those arrested are from Nsundwe Batallion. That was not peaceful demos but kupita kukaba ndi kuononga. it shows dat someone is busy sponsoring these militia boys, imagine aliyense kupezeka ndi malegeni plus ma bolts. No way! Rule of law should take action here.

  5. The Police should have arrested more thugs, because there were many … but I know you can’t arrest everybody.
    These MCP Malova are really getting out of hand: so, when will the Courts get tough not only on the thugs committing these crimes, but also on the planners of the demos? By planners we mean the so-called HDRC leadership, and also hard core MCP “youth leagues” and even middle ranking MCP officials. Many have clearly demonstrated complicity in the thuggery.
    Asa.

  7. Demonstrations will still be there until the DPP leadership accept that there is nepotism, corruption, injustice and poor leadership

  10. These weee not demonstrators but DPP cadets sent to deliberately cause havoc and mayhem and then blame it on demonstrators. Most of comments you read here blaming demos are from the same DPP cadets.

    Please know that most of the police officers who raped women in Msundwe were not genuine officers but DPP cadets donning police uniforms, that’s why investigations are failing to yield any results.

    These people are evil.

  11. Well done Malawi Police Service. Anyamata mwawagwirawo osawapatsa mpata. Akagule kaye mu polisi cell before taken to court. Muwathibule ndi chamboko mma tako mwao ndipo musalole abale awo kubwera kuti awapatse chakudya. Amaikamo mankhwala kuti muwamvere chisoni. Malegeni omwe anatenga kwa chilimawo muwasunge ngati umboni mu khoti. Mtambo akabwera kufuna kuwaona osampatsa mpata ai. Mumuuze akawaone omangidwa kwa mbwantalika ndi kwa nsundwe,

    1. Amusement Mtamboyonso. Throw out the cell keys. We don’t want to hear about them anymore. Chomvetsa choosing ndi choir all these are young boys Mbava zenizeni za HRDC and MCP youth leaguers

  12. Nye a Timothy Mtumbo azikana kuti HRDC si Terrorist Group.a Malawi mukuwaphwanyira katunduwa one day azakwiya uzaona ngati malodza atakupanga zina ndi zina.
    Galu aliyese ali ndi tsiku lake.Lako likubwera aise sudzakhulupilila kuti ndiweyo anthu atakupanga kanyenya

    1. Then you and your stupid clueless idiot tipex of a president do not know terrorists and should shut up. You and you dpp are terrorising this country, why can you not go and be in the south, the central region and North can do without you thugs and thievies from the south.

  13. A number of those arrested are kids of below 15 years. It is suggested that these may not properly understand what they were doing, whatever they did. The authorities might wish to simply caution them and then release them.

  14. Chakwela Bloodshed shed spirit being renewed by Mtambo. Does it mean that all malawians have failed to deal with Mtambo lawfully or unlawfully. You mean we can not do mob justice on Mtambo so that we protect our property? Amwenye, Nigerians, Malawians business people are you sleeping? The only way is to kill this guy otherwise there will be no peace in Malawi as long as Mtambo lives.

  17. Mtambo, Trapence, Mayaya and Sembereka, you think you will do this up to when? Don’t think Malawians are sleeping, time is coming when you will regret all what you are doing. If at all you’ll have time and chance to regret.

  19. Well done apolice and the public for catching those damaging properties and assaulting people. People should learn to demonstrate peacefully…

  25. I don’t understand this: You mean criminals should be left free to cause such huge damage to other peoples property just because they are hiding behind demonstrations? The army protecting criminals while innocent people and the business community have nobody to protect them??? and then the only POLICE that could offer protection to our businesses being stoned and chased away in the presence of the Army so that the looters can go away with their intentions??? I mean I don’t understand all this!!! People coming in lorries being ferried by their political masters from far areas into the city just to cause damage to everything in the city and everybody just looking at that????? I don’t understand this.

    1. True my friend these politicians are really rubbish MCP transporting people to demos DPP organizing panga boys to terrorize innocent people in Blantyre. I think our mistake is continuing supporting these two parties. But waitoo Don’t you think the underlying problem is corrupt government that makes life difficult for these people and creat so much unemployment. If you notice most people arrested are the youth most likely unemployed. You don’t understand bwana chifukwa muli pansana pa njobvu. Complete foolishness to think that those suffering will remain silent. No bwana you are sleeping through a revolution. Wake up.

  29. In a similar way, can MPS also arrest officers who caused havoc at Msundwe. Are they not the same people making these arrests. They are escalating war against Msundwe community taking advantage of the damages to weaken them. Where were the police to protect demonstrators and property?

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