Minister Chimwendo faulted for inciting mob justice
Homeland Security minister Richard Chimwendo Banda has come under intense fire for telling people to take the law into their hands when they catch suspected rapists.
Chimwendo Banda is heard in a video clip recorded at a political rally in Mangochi over the weekend telling people to administer mob justice on those caught raping women and defiling girls.
“Beat them up. Do all you can. We, at the police, must have already dealt suspects,” said Chimwendo Banda amid ululations and hand clapping from the crowd.
This is in response to the growing incidents of rape and defilement in the country.
But some Malawians have blamed the minister for inciting lawlessness in the country.
Writing in social media platforms, the people said all suspects should be surrendered to police where they would be taken to courts for prosecution.
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Mr Richard Chimwendo Banda, listen to me carefully. What you have said regarding the issue of rape victims is totally wrong. You are trying to snatch away the job of our police and give it to we ordinary citizens. I want to assure you Mr Chimwendo that if anyone has been killed by mob justice whether proven right or wrong, the police must hold you responsible. This you must know. Try to reason before you utter anything. I urge my fellow law abiding citizens that if we catch a rapist, let’s hand him over to the police and no mob justice.
Wait until he is a suspect. He will be measured by the same meter he has drawn.
I can’t believe the whole minster advocating mob justice! What a shame!
Mob justice is good. Criminals must be eliminated basi. They are a burden to the society. Chimwendo chose a wrong platform to say this unfortunately.
Until someone deliberately wrongly implicates you or your relative and subjects you to mob justice. Then we will see how good you think it is.
nduna yopanda nzeru iyi chitsilu cha munthu nde chimwendoyo
Oh yes these beasts require stiff punishment.Do not relent Mr CHIMWENDO.Rape is real trumatic and the victims cannot erase the act from their mind.In the Arab world they can even hang them in public.
Pokhapa Chidzanja Banda ndiye wandilankhulila Bo.
Wogwililira,palinso china chomwe wapolisi angamufufuze kupatula zomwe anthuwo achitila umboni poona?
Reckless guy….uyu posachedwa asiya matama
These governing amateurs are a national disgrace.
There is something wrong with the choice of ministers the Tonse Alliance leadership made. Each passing day we hear about their substandard delivery of the expected responsibilities. Is the problem with the appointing authority or the appointees are excited with their jobs, lack of proper understanding/lack of education or both? The disturbing thing is that these good for nothing people are getting paid my tax for leading the country astray, ndiye ku Canaan kuja tikafikaaaaa? aChair once jokingly told you that “running government is serious business” ndi izi ntchito kunena zoduka mutu basi kumangoyankhula pa TV/Radio. Nonsense and a wastage of time, space and money.
Useless Tonse government
Hear! hear! hear!, Mr Minister. You are out of order. You may be the Minister of homeland security but you have no jurisdiction to give judgement to the alleged rape offenders to face torture. Withdraw your dangerous statements before people can apply them for incinting violence.
I have lost trust in Tonse Government Ministers, especially those from MCP. We cant see the difference between DPP Ministers and MCP Ministers, katangale, kuba too much. I regret.
Kaya zako izo bola DPP inachoka
Chimwendo Banda is not suitable for a ministerial position and Chakwera must get rid of such people because they will bring his government down. The police and the courts are there to deal with law breakers and here is some overzealous so-called ‘minister’ inciting people to take the law into their own hands! What a shame! Chakwera, get rid of this dangerous man Chimwendo Banda as soon as possible.
Crime must NEVER be tolerated. It is so inhuman to see the number of rape cases going on in our country let alone that of children being the victims. This sort crime of crime just like any other, must be completely nipped from the bud.
However what this so called minister has done must also be nipped. How can a minister stand and talk without considering the tragic ramifications of his words?? How much more evidence is required to show that this person is not fit for the post. This is what happens when people are pointed to positions on the basis of rewarding their loyalty than for their capability. Surely they must be a law in the pinnacles of Malawi that stipulates against inciting violence. We need to invoke that law on this man.
Don’t encourage people to commit crime at the end of the day they are the ones who are easily arrested. You, politicians don’t. If someone incited violence the way this man has done, trust me the police will be knocking on his door.
We, Malawians all agree that these despicable, inhuman, outrageous crimes must be dealt with decisively and the full weight of the law must be deployed on any proven perpetrators. But don’t turn this nation into a mob justice nation.
Can we have this person removed as a minister please.
A Nation of Laws?
More like a nation of hooligans. Just visit the village, they are busy accusing each other of witchcraft, fighting over chieftaincy claims, arguing over land issues etc….
A lost and desperate nation. And the police are worse than the citizens.
Athidzimulidwe basi mwina anthu angasiye zaichigawengazi! He has already destroyed a child’s future by raping them and you want the rapist to be treated with kid gloves! No! Chimwendo is right! Interpret it the way you want but these homosapiens must be whacked hard as they are being taken to the police! What they have done to the little soul can not be undone! So whack them indeed!! Hakwee!
uyu ndi mafia uyu amathamanga magazi kobasi shame on him chonchi mkuati anchinyamata awawa?
Actually, this Minister was still stubborn when people were politely informing him of the error of his actions. The man fails to be in touch with the Police, who clearly speak against mob justice in any form. The adamant stature, the failure to recognize his error, makes me very afraid.
We all agree rape is evil, but that does not in any way justify mob justice. We may just kill the wrong person.
And just like how people like saying you wouldn’t say this if it’s your daughter, imagine if it’s your son that is wrongly killed through mob justice. Or even if it’s you, one day, killed simply for being at the wrong place at the wrong time.
And you didnt want hear reactions from human rights commentator and the minister in question?
I agree with the minister. These men just need to be castrated when caught!
But on this one, Chimwendo is very right…kungovipanda viwanthu vopanga rape tiwana, or kupha basi.
hopefully you will one day be falsely implicated in such a case so that you have first hand evidence as to why mob justice is bad