Malawi police warn HRDC of ‘illegal’ mega demos: Force to be used against unlawful assembly
Malawi police have warned that it would use force to break up any street protests on Tuesday because no City authority has granted permission to Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) to conduct demonstrations in view of property damage and police lack of capacity to prevent the same.
HRDC has been organising protests to force Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah and her commissioners to resign.
The grouping planned what they call mega demonstrators on Tuesday in cities of Blantyre, Lilongwe and Mzuzu. In Lilongwe the protests could spills to Wednesday with a two-day vigil at Capital Hill – the seat of Malawi government.
Inspector General of Police Rodney Jose insisted on Monday that the law enforcers stock to their hunts stopping HRDC from proceeding with protests following violent and criminal acts during the demonstrations.
He said the HRDC’s court application challenging the police prohibition was not heard by the High Court as it has been differed to August 19 2019.
Police chief warned that with no permission to hold protests any demonstrations that may be held on Tuesday shall amount to unlawful assemblies.
Jose warned that the Malawi Police will use all the force “as is necessary to deal with such illegal demonstration.”
Riot police will be deployed on the streets of Blantyre, Mzuzu and Lilongwe on Wednesday on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, government is appealing
members of the general public not to be tempted to join an “illegal demonstration” on Tuesday.
The State says police will deal with anybody who wants to disturb the peace and security through illegal demonstrations.
Authorities point out that the protest would be illegal because HRDC had not got permission from authorities or the police whose role it is to give final approval.
The government has accused the rights group of working with opposition parties to create a lawless society.
HRDC argues that it is unconstitutional and a typical case of power for police to stop Malawians from exerting their constitutional right to peaceful and unarmed demonstrations.
But police said organisers should consider the responsibilities to the tights when the protests have been turning ugly with looting and violence.
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Ntambo must be out of his head. He says the police are mandated by the constitution to provide security and in their mandate to avoid violence they have stopped the demos yet the devil Ntambo goes ahead to conduct the demos. The courts who are issueing all these stopid rulings will soon be the target. Chilima and Chakwera have agreed to destroy Malawi.
We did away with unlawful assemble in 1993. Which Malawi are you living in sir? Good to retire if the job is frustrating. Go well, you missed a chance on dialog and especially working with HDRC and opposition
MWATIKWANA TATOPA NANU
And now the police is in trouble. Please do not underestimate the power of the people.
a jose gude gude pretending to be holyyet mmakamwera limodzi whisky.
pitani kumudzi mukaanizile bwino za mwana wathu ROBERT CHASOWA
This Mr Jose is a very big mistake, these officers they are near us , we do things together at the funeral, weddings and many things, what you are doing is to put them in danger, mamamama mamamama! You will do that in town but come to village post,, you will find them all gone, don’t be stupid. Because you are going you want to go with blood of people to your retirement? This is a big mistake, officers are very few than Malawians who will be on the street! MDF has been protecting Malawians from cadets, now you want to use them as your family tool! Stupid. A new Malawi is coming.
The issue is not getting permission from city assemblies to demonstrate but it’s just to inform the assemblies of the demonstrations. Tikakumana kunsewu.
Prove yourselves if you are law abiding citizens or not. What do you lose from abiding by what the police have requested? What will you lose? And what will you gain by going against police? Don’t he stupid. These demos have been and will continue to be a lose lose situation. Nothing you are demanding is being met. Property is being damaged. You are losing your own personal valuable time. The country’s economy is being affected. You perhaps will be smoked at the demos, what for? You won’t be a hero and only your family will honestly mourn and miss and remember you. If you are lucky you will be seriously injured and scarred for life. What for? MCP will pay HRDC for their efforts should they get into power it doesnt matter when but the debt is being accumulated and has to be repaid some day. As you already know an audio already exist of Mtambo discussing shady stuff with Chakwera. What will you do? Do not make demos a scape goat for your irresponsibility.
The Police are attacking wrong people. Justice Jane Ansah is the source of all this. She should just honorably resign
The Greatest enemy of any government are the people. Jose knows this and he will try his best to protect his boss. As for the loss to the economy, you need not worry after all corruption of the politicians and their business friends costs the masses more than the looting and burning you are seeing
Iwe ndi Gwape kwambiri. Who said people are demonstrating against police? They are demonstrating against tippex government. If you have swallowed too much tippex in your mouth just shut up. The government is destroying the economy not citizens. Go to school and learn economy and political context
Apa ndezayambika…… this is the end of DPP and APM. TRUST ME…. ONCE IT’S OURT OF HAND MALAWI DEFENCE FORCE HAS BEEN WAITING FOR THIS CHANCE FOR SO LONG. ONCE IT’S OUT OF HAND THE ARMY WILL TAKE OVER.
WE MUST THANK GOD CAUSE EVERY JOURNEY HAS ITS FINAL DESTINATION AND WE ARE NOW HEADING TO THE FINISH LINE.
ANY PROVOCATIVE AND UNNECESSARY ARRESTS WILL CAUSE FIRE WHICH WILL NOT BE EASY TO PUT OFF. WE THANK OUR LEADERS FOR CONTROLLING THE MASSES BUT NOW WILL BE A VEHICLE WITHOUT BRAKES.
END OF DPP AND APM……DOOMS DAY IS TODAY
It is the dpp that fund the looters, otherwise HRDC always conduct peaceful demos. Looters have been breaking shops in full view of police officers but no arrests done so far. Street kids reveals that Dausi has been giving them money to break the shops during demos in order to tarnish the image of HRDC. It is constitutional to conduct demos, it is the right of Malawians to protest if things are going wrong. All Malawians want is Jane Ansah to resign …. Period!
Ku Police uko kuli munthu wina amene anachita retire kalekale mu December 2017 koma boma through state house anampasa contract mwachinyengo ya two years and I hear now that he has dubiously applied for extension of his contract for another five years running up to 2024. Kodi mukufuna kukhala Deputy Inspector General?
How special is this gentleman that he succeeded in persuading and convincing state house and later on OPC to be granted an extension of two years and later on five years?
Kodi ama qualification ofanana ndi iyeyo ku police kulibe? Kodi iyeyo ndiwofunikira bwanji ku polisiko kuti state house izingompasa ma contract ndi kumuonjezera zaka zina zinayi? Kodi ku polisi kulibe anthu ena ophunzira? Kodi iyeyo akamaona kuti anzake akuchita retire koma iyeyo kumangopitirirabe kugwira ntchito ukumva bwanji mu mtima? Kodi anakhwimira office kapena kutamba?
Akufuma mpaka zizukulu uzazilembe ntchito ya police ukugwirable ntchito? Sometimes it is better to retire on attainment of your retirement age like the way Mr. Rodney Jose has done. It is not being clever to perpetuate your service as this is stupidity at best. You cannot earn respect from fellow police officers? You shouldn’t wait for people to tell you about it, as i have done, in order for you to realize that what you are doing is utterly silly.
Worse still, according to information collected from impeccable sources from police, the gentleman shamelessly stays in the police camp yet there is an outcry of inadequate houses for police officers in the country.
If indeed state house and OPC want you to continue working, then you should gracefully relocate from the police camp and occupy the house your own you that had planned to occupy after retirement to pave way for other police officers who are in need of occupying institutional houses. Don’t you think you are a burden to the organization?
Shame, shame, shame on you. If we see you continue working for the police, we in diaspora will have no choice but to humbly ask HRDC to include your case on the agenda items for demonstrations next time.
What his late brother did on 20th July 2011, APM has decided to repeat it. Well what happened nine months later (April 2011)? ‘MYSTERIOUS DEATH!’ Don’t ever play with human blood. The Bible says he who kills by the sword shall die by the sword. DPP Riot Police, check notes with the mighty Sudanese Armed Forces. They thought they could successfully silence the aggrieved Sudanese protesting masses with their sophisticated weaponry on 3rd June 2019. They took the lives of well over 100 innocent and unarmed civilians. Well, history is about to repeat itself.
This is another mistake by illegitimate DPP government.
Now that all the tactics by DPP to stop the demos have failed, they have resorted to threats. These are kicks of a dying horse. Malawi Police, APM and DPP must know that threatening or killing demonstrators has never worked. APM / DPP are only digging their own holes. Jose, DPP and APM must take a leaf out of Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, Cote D’ Ivoire, Sudan, Zimbabwe where threats on protestors have never worked. The Police and every organ of the Malawi government have become tools for oppressing people. The demos have proven effective and APM and DPP are feeling the heat.
Jose lacks precognition. The threats will only create further divisions in the country. What Jose has to know is that Policemen are normal people who live side by side with civilians. If civilians get hurt, they may want to seek revenge. The situation may spill out of control. Wars start is a result of a chain of small events.
The Police should blame themselves for allowing the election to be stolen. Now they are feeling the effects.
The other problem which Jose must be aware of is that there are many many Policemen who are not happy with the DPP government. Hunting down protestors could present the opportunity for the Police to rebel. Again, look at Egypt, Sudan, Cote D’Ivoire – the military, the Police started chanting alongside the protestors. And that was the downfall of the governments. So always tread with care. The situation is very volatile. Never threaten unarmed peaceful protestors. Another example s Turkey, it is the protestors who kept Erdogan in power. Protestors can make or break, even fighting them head-on with deadly weapons (Turkey, 2016).
5000 – 8000 Policemen vs 3 million people. Jose, you cannot win a war against protestors. The threats will only backfire. One day, Jose will be answerable to whatever happens to the people of Malawi. Jose/APM /DPP, you will also be hunted down one day like any other oppressors / dictators who have toured this beautiful continent.
DPP time is up! DPP is fighting for survival in order to avoid jail. Jail is awaiting the DPP gang.
Clinging to power when DPP know, they have nothing to offer, continuing to plunder the country, protecting the stolen assets and billions of stolen money.
Malawi needs to be rid of the DPP syndrome. It has be done now for the betterment of the future generations.
Alila kakwana, akapume basi. Amawona ngati ndi ochenjera.
Otakata, atakate momasuka…….. End of bitter political demonstratios
Using force against peaceful demonstrators is a human rights violation
Are you sleeping or a dreamer.? Which peaceful demo you are talking about ? Are you blind ? Businesses are suffering, looting, destruction of property and you call it peaceful. People carrying weapons and trees and you call it peaceful? Shame on you devil.
Favor of yahwe you’re stupid fool . People have the right to demonstrate. The government is still money and corrupt. Elections were rigged iweyo kupusa kwakoko sukuwona? Stupid born again who cant stand for the truth .. do you know how mubthalika tribalistic he’s ? How can he promote alhomwe.. how can he live queens hospital without enough funds, and yet people are claiming billions iye ali PHWIII .
Poor people in the villages are suffering… Amwene ndinu achitsilu kwambiri . We need Malawi good for everyone not selected individuals NO.
Up to now some government departments sadalandile ndalama ya last month.
Health sciences now 9months closed .while his relatives are studying in uk and America iwo saphunzila school za ku Malawi.. and yet making our education system fail.
Kumaganiza mkulu
Zoona ndithu
Tell your Friend Justice Jane Ansah to resign now before it is too late
The buck stops with the police to stop rooting, destruction of property, but as far as demonstrations are concerned the Malawi constitution gives me the right to do so ……..you go figure!!!
MDF Plz take charge as u promised us on the joint presser bt our Police u r our Police not only for APM. I Rest My Case.
Apolisi asapedzeke pa nseu basi.
police mean shame busy as if you well paid ,65000 zomvetsa cisoni
We are prepared to die for our country and bring it on. Malawi does not only belong to Peter Hitler Mutharika and his Lomwe tribe. Malawi belongs to all who live in it. It is our duty as Malawians to protect it against thieves, murderers, tribalistics, Interehangwe DPP (DPP cadets), and all form of oppression. If the Malawian police force want to kill us we are prepared to give our lives to our motherland called Malawi. We will never surrender to injustices and oppression by one tribe, Lomwe and let Malawi go down to the drain. We want to warn the murderers that by killing our people to subject them to the oppression will never be forgotten but at the end goodness will prevail in the name of justice. Now you may unleash terror to defend Peter Hitler Mutharika who any day can kick the bucket, but it will be you at the end who will be the biggest losers. We know you have planned genocide against Malawian people who without arms but brave hearts will go in the streets demonstrating peacefully to claim their country back. We are going to match forward to liberate our country from the thieves like when we fought our colonizers. Forward we go Malawians no retreat and no surrender. Alluta continuaaaaaa!
Malawi too small for division Bro
Things are going to be alright
Don’t look at the negative only
Tell them brother! Why are emotions overtaking our humanity? Lod have mercy
Foolish Police and City Assemblies. They think revolutions die naturally with threats. At most threats ignite more fire in the hearts of many. This is indeed Malawi’s Turning Point.
This is areason why I have said it again and again that Malawi government is undemocratic,the power grabblers will stop at nothing to keep themselves in power,because they know that once Jane ansah is gone,it will be like an admittance that they stole the election.there is no truth in Malawi leaders,all we have are thieves,,but hey jst that you know,DPPs time is almost over,and we will arrest you with the same police you are using today
I agree with you Masauko well said.
Kodi zobera ma voti akuuzani ndani
A chakwera akuti tidikile court ruling
Did you know
The biggest thugs ndi atsogoleri anu
Amaliza zipani zonse UDF DPP PP now MCP
Force plus force is what we need for Ansah to resign, big up to MPS!
It is obvious that Police can’t arrest everybody at these demos – the resources are simply not available. So, a possible solution: pick the “leaders” off, one by one, and arrest them. Pretty soon these demos will fizzle out without Mtambo and his subordinates: Not everyone is as stupid as Mtambo to put their future or that of the nation, as a whole, on the line for some dubious objective.
The reasons for a “permit” is so that Police can protect property and people; which is what they do every day. But, obviously, with the exponential number of MCP/utm Malova at these demos, just to pass time and cause havoc, the Police are overwhelmed, already. What is so hard to understand about this logic?
So, apparently, those supporting these illegal demos are, in effect, accepting responsibility for some of the unsavory outcomes. Like theft, damage to property and body. Being arrested is simply one way to accept the responsibility. Asa.
Mbava ya DPP iyi.
Very interesting. I need a Malawi Police Force.
STUPID JOSE AND YOUR MBULI POLICEMEN BEING USED BY STUPID POLITICIANS….SIUKADETI TIMAKAMBA UJA UMENEWU! UKAWONDA KU RETIREMENT……KUTHA MSONKHO WATHU BASI!
It is our constitution right to demonstrate so I wonder where Jones and his Police force are taking their powers to intimidate the protesters??
I think both teams ( HRDC & Police+ DPP Cadets) were waiting for this day to zero in each other.
Demonstrations can not be cancelled pending court hearing as this is a ploy to defuse the moral.
I have businesses as well in Malawi and my businesses are not only affected by demonstrators but without demonstration as well it is just the same, no business due to poor leadership.
We need a leader with vision may be things will change for the better and not as it is now.
Which police are you talking about? The same beaten by MDF? The same you said is overstretched? 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂
Mwana Mtambo uyu asatipusite ndithu.Bambo Undule ankapanga chimodzimodzi mpaka kuphetsa anthu pa 21 May paja koma lero analandira Yesu ndipo amavomeleza kulakwa kwao.
iligo?????????
still want to tame jeni/pitala??????
musatinyase inu a polisi. so akucedwetseranji? za ma pepalazo, kapena mukuopa popeza ndi mega, inuso ma arsehole lickers, mukugawanizidwa zingati?
mukutiphera ufulu wathu. zausilu nde mukuesa akumangilani ma mansions lapena kumagonabe mu tizibo muli natotu olo corruption yomweyi
If anyone gets shot or killed, this will be the beginning of the the fall of Muthanyuka and his mafia gang, and Malawi will eventually be liberated. I dare the police to do anything negative, plus we know who these officers are, we will hunt them down. Mark these words.
Just finish us all , Wether u like it or not tomorrow we are going there, don’t think we don’t know where you leave , you will be petrol bombed in your houses if u dare to kill anyone tomorrow.
Why blocking our constitution rights???
Timenyeni pamsewu,tikabwezera ku lendi komwe apolisi mumakhala
This is abdication of duty by the seating judge which now propels tomorrow as the defining moment in Malawi democracy.Either there will be a retreat from the demonstrators,thus losing momentum and relevancy,or they go ahead which guarantees a head on collussion with the system.Either way, I worry for my country.
Jose parting shot
Finally some relief for so many small businesses . This news is sweet like rain drop in a desert. Thanks Mr attorney General for obtaining the injunction. No demos till 19 August
Hahahah u lie to yourself demos are on.
hahahahahahahahaha it didint go well for the Attorney General did it???