HRDC says Mutharika move to use force against demo is ‘sign of impunity’

August 21, 2019 Chancy Namadzunda - Nyasa Times 53 Comments

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition(HRDC) has responded to President Peter Mutharika speech directing police and Malawi Defence Force (MDF) to use necessary force to stop demonstrations, saying he is not above the law and is not the law himself.

HRDC Chairperson, Timothy Mtambo (L), Vice Chairperson, Gift Trapence (C) and memberLuke Tembo say if Mutharika wants to declare state of emergency, he should follow due process.

The demonstrations are aimed at closing the country’s borders and airports to force the resignation or firing of Jane Ansah  as chairperson of Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC)  to take place from August 26 to 30.

HRDC vice chairperson Gift Trapence has described Mutharika’s directives as a show of impunity.

Trapence said if Mutharika wants to declare state of emergency, he should follow due process.

“HRDC will not sit down and watch people’s rights being curtailed. We will seek legal redress to such decrees and impunity until Jane Ansah resigns. The president should know that HRDC is non-political and is not influenced by any interests other than the best interests of Malawians,” Trapence said.

Trapence says the President is not above the law and as human rights defenders, HRDC, they will seek legal means to address such impunity.

“The President is not above the law and is not law himself. Malawi is a constitutional Republic no one can curtail the rights of Malawians,” he said.

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53 replies on “HRDC says Mutharika move to use force against demo is ‘sign of impunity’”

  1. Mtambos head is good for a bullet. I pray mbuzi imeneyi atayipha. Ndizayione ili mu coffinin ulendo wakumanda

  3. now ayamba kunena “legal redress” idiots. Tou said you are going to go the Airport onse, Tapitani!!! tione. Ayamba kupanga mantha, Chilima has been hit by reality now, HRDC akuona ngati when all is said and done adzakhala mu mtendere kulibe, that whole gang. Anthu akumpoto akadzakhala olamulira dziko lidzaphwasulidwa, anthu akumwera. chifukwa HRDC yayambisa chisankho choipa

    1. This is not about anthu akumpoto you idiot,Chisiru iwe woyambisa chisankho ndiweyo ukuyankhula zopusa apawe,have constructive ideas not just speaking hate here.

  4. Ma Demo awa azakhala osiyana ndi onse becareful guys, ena akataya miyoyo yao pasikuli, Not Mtambo, not Trapence but mere people. Take it or leave it. Wakumva wamva, osamva sanamve. Olimba mtima iwe pita ukamatche.

  5. court ndilomwe litazachose jane ansah and not demostrations.a Mtambo…mlandu uli mu court.ine daily ndikumaumvera ma radio mu.patience mulibe.or kapena nanunso mwaugamula kale ngati ine…kuti a electro commission sanalakwise???kuti zisankho zinayenda bwino…nde mukufuna kuti ruling ikamazabwera inu muzakhale mutaononga kale zikoli?
    vuto lodalira aid money…as income ndilimeneli.umapanga zinthu zompanga please uyo akukupasa aid yo.olo atati mupange demo muli naked….mupanga….nanga mukakana aid ibwera?
    anzanutu tikuthamanga ndi ma business aulimi…joinery etc….sitidalira kupempha….and mukutionongera ma business athu ndi zanu zamkutuzi.
    Police and army plz use force to stop this.zatikwana ife.we want our peaceful Malawi back.nkhondo sitimaiziwa ife…tidabadwira mu mtendere takulira mu mtendere,tizafera mu mtendere osati ndi mfuti ai….Burundiyo ali ndi experience ya nkhondo kwawoko…ndipo we made a mistake to seek assylum here in Malawi.azibwerera kwao nkhondo inathako

  6. Tell the president the truth he doesnt know that he is dealing with a different malawi not that his late brother dealt with. He even cant see that his days are numbered therefore should be very careful with his directives. Police should make sure not to provoke protesters but should deal with those who wants to damage property, thats it. Theres no war in malawi that you should bring out the armies of malawi, for what? Is there job to frighten malawians or protect malawians? We want a peacefull demonstration and any property damage we condemn to hell! And we should do it to squash muthalika’s arrogance! Muthalika doesnt care about malawians at all all he cares is about himself, and after all this he will use his green card to stay in usa living these cadets fighting for their lives!

  7. Musalankhule kwambiri guys, dikilani muone mademo akutheka pa 26 pano ndipo ndipamene mukhulupilire kuti mutharika ndi mbuzi yachabechabe ndipo sali pamwamba pa lamulo.

  8. HRDC don’t worry about the comments made by Charie, Yasser Arafat, Alfred Minjo, Anzelu ndi Anzelu, Richie, Brave Heart, Fotseki, Abiti Cashgate, maina onsewa ndi munthu mmodzi. Akufuna kuti apange emphasize point yake yodana ndi ma demo. Utsilu wake tautulukira. Just tell your Grandfather APM to tell Jane Tippex Ansah to resign.

    2. Popeza alomwe ndiye onyansa achina peter, chaponda, mwanamveka wina ndi uja wa milomo ngati kuthak…uja

  12. Tithana nawe Mtambo ndi mathanyula anzakowo…nunya ulendo uno..Asiliafe tizingo khalila kuapanga zoapanda phindu

  14. Iwe Trapence, which Malawians are you talking about? Say SOME Malawians. You and your so called HRDC are violeting our RIGHTS too. Please shut your mouth and go to hell. Mukutisowetsa mtendere kwambiri…tidzingomvera inuyo basi? You too are not above the law.

  15. No no no no! They should not use force but they should use maximum force. Arrest, detain, brutalize, beat, torture, maim, crush, nyenya, etc we don’t care. These demos have gone too far, they must be stopped with a heavy hand.

    1. Zili bwino, dziko liziwonetsa kuti lili ndi mtsogoleri,. Zafikapa pofunika ka dictatorship pang’ono kuti Mtambo tithane naye, watinyasano.

  17. Which Malawians? U shud say supporters of Joyce Banda MCP and UTM not Malawians. You work for Joyce Banda and she is pay u criminals.uR not going to succeed. Am a patriotic Malawian and am not among ur Malawians . Malawi has over 18,000000 people out of that only 6,000000 voted.Majority of over 12,000000 did not vote so u think this 6million is enough against over 18million? Can u justify this. Deal yanu yopezela ndalamayi ndi ya ma mercenary ma snitch and uR just lucky it’s in Malawi u kud have bn gone already.Ur friend Mtumbo talk poverty .Where on Earth is there no poverty.Right there in UK where he was talking rubbish people sleep in the street..homelss! azungu mumawona ngati olemelawo.why?ndiye mumapusa mumawona ngati nzungu angasove mavuto athu.Go to hell!

      1. ..so u mean in Malawi 6000000 are over 18 and 12000000 people R under 17 years? And if Democracy does not include people from 0-17 years it means Democracy is for the 18 and above not for the people as they put it.And am challenging u now democracy is becoming a failed system and is about to collapse. Mark my words.

      2. so 12,000,000 people in Malawi are 0-17 years?it’s only 6,000,000 people over18? Democracy is becoming a failed system in this new millennium. It’s going to collapse soon.Mark my words

  20. You the thing called peter muthalika dont take malawian as a fool’s. u are very stupit wakanika kulamulira malawi. In the history of malawi palibe mtsogoleri anakanidwa ni wanthu ngati iwe. That is the sign of kulephera kwako

  21. Any peace loving Malawian will applaud what the president has done and to some of us it has come too late. As a commander in chief of the state security institutions he has done his part by ordering them to stop all demonstrations for the time being. Its now left to them to do theirs. We all have seen the destruction the demos have caused and the probability is the next will likely be violent.
    In fact it was wrong in the first place to allow demos linked to elections outcome to happen at all and the state security agents have learnt a lesson and should never allow this to happen again. Political squabbles are always emotive issues and even courts fail to resolve them so how do you expect demos to succeed?
    Lastely let me urge the judges to use their heads not just use laws literary like some second grade magistrates. Laws are made to provide order in a society and any law which doesn’t lead to that is useless. Countries have different laws based on their culture so if some of these human rights laws are not in conformity with our culture they must go.

    1. Surely, what APM has done is good, it will sanitize our volatile situation. Our constitution is weak, how come it tolerates demos which have proved to be destructive? If our laws cannot bring order in society, use of force will do.

  23. Ife amalawi tili okonzeka kufa ngati ena 21 amene anaphedwa ndi m’bale wako aja, ndiye pano uzifunse kuti Bingu naye ali kuti?.Atumeni asilikaliwo abwere adzatiombele poti iwe siudzamwalira.Ndife okonzeka kufa chifukwa sitikuchiwona chifukwa chokhalira ndi moyo.Auzeni adzabweretse mifuti yawo pa 26 pano ndipo ndife okonzeka kuphedwa pa mademo amenewa.We are ready to die for the justice.

  24. Iwe Trapence ukuyesa kuyendetsa dziko is like homo? You HRDC idiots and your unholy bedfellows fake accent ex-reverend Yona and Arafat have sufficiently pillaged, traversed, violated and impinged on human rights of all peace loving Malawians. You have burnt, looted, broken, stoned sufficiently and with gross impunity. Who do you think you are? La 50 lakukwanirani. Chitani mfeee muona. I support the President 100%. Mwatikwana agalu inu.

  25. Most of you posting here are cowards, using chigoba names and infact you dont participate in Demos, you are simply inciting others to go there and be maimed and arrested. Mtambo, Trapence, Sembereka and Billy the goat Mayaya are trying to drive people into a very dangerous undertaking not acceptable. Look what happened in Zimbabwe, ordinary and innocent people were hit hard, some got injured and arrested, while Chamisa and his team are enjoying normal life with their families. If you have a family to protect or look after or if you have a good job to protect, if you have old parents to care for please think twice. These people are not liberating anybody, but simply are being used by MCP and UTM to asurp power yet the case is in Court, Mtambo is an evil tribalist who has a hatred for the Southerners as Hitler used to hate the JEWS People are blindly being used to destroy and runsack the country. My brothers from the North be very careful, use wisdom dont fight other peoples wars, Chihana never advocated Violence, he fought and brought down Kamuzu not Violently but tactically. Therefore wait for the Courts to determine the case first.

  32. Mutharika should dare do that! This is the beginning of War. He is not above the law indeed. What he should know is that he is holding that chair illegally.

    1. Wait and see next week, May be Mtambo, Trapence, Sembereka and Mayaya are above the Law to destroy other peoples property,Who are you? do you know what is legal and illegal? can you define it in the Court of law?

    2. Mmmm, inu.! War mmayidziwa inu? Mitu yodzadza ndi mbatatayo!
      1. Azungu mukuwadalirawo already recognized Mutharika as Malawi president
      2. Azungu only support civil wars akawonapo phindu. Apo biii, muphana ndi kudyana simuwonapo mzungu a kubwera kuno.
      Don’t just be carried away mungoferapo za zii

  33. AYICHOCHE AYIONE ONE MALAWI ONE NATION WE WANT PEACE WHY CANT HE TELL JEAN TO RESIGN OR JUST FIRE HER WE ARE NOT AFRAID WILL STAND FOR THE TRUTH

  34. IDIOT MUTHARIKA CHONCHO TINGAPOLE MOTO IWE MUTHARIKA APA NDIYE ULIRA NGATI UMAGANIZA KUTI IFE TIWOPA WALEMBA MADZI WE MARCHING THERE AND CLOSE ALL ENTERING POINTS NO FEAR NO REGRETS

    4. KODI ICHI CHINTHU NDI CHILOYADI??? EVERYTHING IS A DIRECTIVE. KUTENGA NDARAMA KU RBM USING DIRECTIVE. NO PROCEDURES AT ALL. CHILI CHONSE DIRECTIVE. NO BRAINS AT ALL. KUPHA, KUBA NDI KUONONGA. SON OF PERDITION 666. JUST DIE ALONE OSAMAFUNA MISAMILO. DEVIL IWE

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