Malawi election case key witness Suleman receives death threat

November 14, 2019 Wanga Gwede - Nyasa Times 41 Comments

Death threats have been made against  Daud Suleman the key witness for  second petitioner Lazarus Chakwera (Malawi Congress Party president) in the presidential election results nullification petition at the Constitutional Court in Lilongwe.

Suleman gave details how elections were ‘rigged’ in results management system

Suleman, an information technology (IT) expert who made a simulation of the elections results management system in court, explaining  and  demonstrating how data was allegedly manipulated in the system informed the five-panel judges that he is living dangerously.

He wanted to raise security issues in the court, but Attorney General  Kalekeni Kaphale abruptly objected that he should not say anything after re-examination has been done.

Justice Ivy Kamanga proposed that the issue arising at the private home belonging to Suleman should be discussed in the chamber.

Chakwera’s lead lawyer Modecai Msisha confirmed that the matter was discussed in the chamber and that the Attorney General assured the other parties that government will guarantee protection of witnesses.

He said: “The witness has indeed reported that some unidentified people approached his village [in Thyolo] and delivered some threatening messages. It was on account of him being a witness in court… That is what we discussed.”

Msisha said the AG pledged to use the State machinery to investigate the claim.

At the end of his testimony  on Thursday during friendly-re-examination,  the IT expert exposed that Malawi Electoral Commssion (MEC ) chairperson Jane Ansah announced results when over 4000 results sheets had not been approved.

Suleman demonstrated how data was allegedly manipulated in the MEC system.

The witness told the court that  Ansah, a judge of the Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal, announced final results excluding 4 836 result sheets that had not yet been approved. He added that 3 677 results sheets were yet to be processed by the time of announcement.

Kaphale, who is representing MEC as the second respondent, alongside lawyer Frank Mbeta for first respondent President Peter Mutharika, raised objections to stop Suleman, but were overruled.

In the case,  first petitioner Saulos Chilima (UTM Party president) and second petitioner Chakwera (Chakwera are seeking nullification of the presidential election results in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections and an order for a rerun.

The court earlier projected that it would conclude hearing the case by December 6 and that the judges would deliver their verdict within 45 days from the date.

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41 replies on “Malawi election case key witness Suleman receives death threat”

  1. komatu womasulira waku nkhoti wachita kuti zikomo ambuye kuti sulemani wamaliza kuyakha. Anazuzika munthu womasulira uyu.

  2. Again why should this dude be threatened now after testifying in court. Any operative with the intent to assassinate a key witness would have done this prior to the testimony. And why should he be the target as if his witnessing was the killer punch. Its already been squashed even without a counter argument by MEC’s IT experts. Please dont play with people’s minds we tire of this.

      1. A mzanga ndalakwanjinso nanga? Ka comment kabwinobwino, chondinenera chonchi chikhale chaani? Eeeee. Pepani a Wakuda ngati ndalasa mtima wanu.

        3. Inu kupepesa choncho chifukwa chani, apa, pamene mwanena zanzeru?
          @The Patriot ndi woputsa nthawi zonse pa net apa.

  3. koditu mukangoyelekeza kumupha muona zosaona.
    you think malawi belongs to you and you can steal election votes without being punished?
    kudali azanu they did alot of good things for Malawi but when it was time to go they did so peacefully and they are respected up to now.
    Ndiye inu manja ngati ziphaphiko muziti ine sindingalore kuchoka?

  6. IS THIS NOT ANOTHER SYMPATHY SEEKING PLOY???? I THINK IF CHAKWERA HAS PRIVATE BODY GUARDS, HE TOO SHOULD HAVE FROM THE PARTY!!!! LETS NOT TRY TO BUY JUDGES SYMPATHY HERE!!!! I FEEL THIS IS A PSYCHOLOGICAL GAME TO DISTRACT THE JUDGES ATTENTION!!!!! JANE ANSAH, ALFANDIKA ARE ON THREAT AND THE POLICEMAN IN LILONGWE TOO, UP TO AN EXTENT THAT SOME WERE KILLED BY MCP THUGS!!!! LETS NOT BE ONE SIDED HERE GENTLEMEN!!!!

  10. The witness should immediately leave the country and stay elswhere until such time the political environment has normalised. For now its not conducive for him. The death threats should be taken seriously. Ask Salman Rushdie author of the “Satanic Verses”.

  11. We do not want a killers in our country that’s why we asking DPP and it’s Cabinet to go because it’s full of criminals and savages always they want to kill anyone who oppose them! I think Peter and his followers are Animals. We need to kill them one by one before they kill everyone.

    1. I’m sure you were born before the Malawi Crocodile Party, where people were disappearing and some being fed nsima with cement before being sent back home to die. Never again better UTM than MCP.

      1. That time of one party system is gone my dear we’re in a democratic party system where we have the rights to express our feelings without fear. This dpp wants to take Malawi into those thangata system in old days zamakedzana ayi m’ble acheke tippex

  13. Leave our hero alone, Suileman loves Malawians, if Malawi has never experienced war, this time it will, mwatikwana agalu inu. Pitala watch out Dausi I will cut your balls live. I swear.

  15. These DPP mafias (Cadets) they have seen that they are on loosing trend then now they opt for plan B of intimidation . No matter what tactics the Cadets will play but at the end of the day Re-run is on the offing.

    Starting compagning now than threatening innocent soul who is just exposing evil in MEC and DPP. We all gonna die and no need to fear fellow human being. Flush them out Suleman .

  16. But this MCP is very desperate. How far will you go with sympathy buying tactics? To say the truth, your Suleman has has just proven to be very very useless and now you are claiming fake death threats. It only shows your desperation.

    3. You are the only person who is negative here I believe you are the one who is hired to do do ..but always remember that God is watching and he will never sleep

  17. Kodi moti ngati amangwetu simunabe, bwanji mukumuopsyeza Suleman? A fisi amanyamula mwana wagalu zikuluzikulu zikamaatjamangisa amabwerela nkumatjamangisanso agalu aja kuaopsyeza cholinga apite atenge mphonda ija azidya yakuba. Mukangopha Suleman muvi ukubwera one by one ziko lino tidzapanga momwe tinapangila Ndi akafula komanso atsamunda. Ingoyeserani.

  19. Sulemani is silly… he waited until his testimony is heard then requests the concourt for state protection? Should we believe his enemy waited until he finished testifying before threatening his house? his protection should be a matter for the petitioners considering he’s not a neutral witness. I shall be angry if the court grants his wish

    1. Mavuto !
      You will be angry when the courts grant his wish ???
      Think you are a wasted sperm from your late father , and it was better if your mother has had her uterus removed before you were born.
      Nsanje yantundu wanji imeneyi ? Munthu woti ulibe chilichose and you are not even important in this society and yet wishing someone who is a hero to die . By the way what qualifications do you have ? Son of a well known bitch . Wandikwyitsa kwambiri !

    2. You are very stupid Guy, hope you are the one hunting Suleman, do you know the rules of the Court? We don’t want civil war

  22. DPP, you think this country belongs to you only and you can intimidate everyone. The end has come and your time is over. Daud will not be afraid. He is the true son of Malawi.

  23. Try do that and face the rough of Malawians and you know who they are – it’s 17500000 minus less than 20 people and fews others.

  24. Those issuing threats must be fished out.Our Chakwera just like the Muthalikas wants to be at state house and chew our tax money., you Pumbwas. We are ready to fight.

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