On Bushiri’s extradition, has Malawi govt listened to his story before proceeding with processes?
Two weeks ago, Malawi government signed the extradition papers to begin the process of extraditing Prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary, to South Africa.
The South African government had earlier written Malawi government requesting the extradition of the two, who—facing fraud and money laundering charges—left the rainbow nation citing security reasons and, also, because they were certain they would never get a fair trial.
The public reaction to the news that Malawi government had, finally, signed the extradition papers was somehow of a shock to many.
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) cautioned Malawi government against rushed decisions in handling the extradition processes.
Senior Chief Lukwa and paramount chief Kyungu raised similar issues HRDC put through, underlining that government need to be careful because the Bushiris had raised issues which Malawi government needed to have given an ear to before proceeding with signing the papers.
The question is: What issues did the Bushiris brought through and has government given them a platform to express them?
Just after their arrival in Malawi, the Bushiris made it very that there had been clear and evident attempts in South Africa to have himself, his wife and family killed and, despite several attempts to report to authorities, there has never been State protection.
Further, the Bushiri argued that with how events unfolded—arrests, not trial, arrests again, kept in prison for over two weeks—they had come to a painful conclusion that what they were facing South Africa, since 2015, is purely persecution NOT prosecution.
They added that what is shocking is that it was him [Bushiri] who, in 2018, opened cases of extortion and intimidation against the officers who were investigating, arresting and prosecuting him and his wife of these several allegations.
Against such a background, Bushiri noted that there can never be independence and impartiality as it will purely be acts of open vengeance.
The Bushiris, then, made 5 requests to the South African government which, upon the granting, the couple would return to South Africa to face their trial.
- First, he wanted the South African government to assure them of our safety and security whilst in South Africa.
- Secondly, he wanted the South African government to assure them that their bail will not be revoked. He noted that his right to fair trial entails that they have access to their lawyers all the time. He argued that revocation of the bail defeats their right to fair trial and also exposes them to further security and safety challenges.
- Thirdly, he wanted the officers involved in investigating, arresting and prosecuting us to recuse themselves as this is the same team that he had earlier lodged complaint against and, also, opened cases against.
- Fourthly, he wanted the South African State to see to it that all the issues he lodged and opened against these officers must be pursued to their logical conclusion before proceeding with our case.
- Finally, he wanted the South African State to appoint independent and professional investigators and prosecutors who should make independent decisions on the cases we are allegedly accused of.
As expected the South African government ignored all the issues Bushiri raised and just went on offensive, pushing Malawi government to sign the extradition papers.
But one expected that Malawi government would have ignored the offensive South African route and, at least, given a platform for Bushiri to explain his story.
Most Malawians, as it stands now, don’t have clear a picture of why Bushiri and his wife left South Africa. All what Malawians know is the version of South African government that the Bushiri fled from being tried in South Africa, as such; they must be brought back to face trial.
However, the Bushiris have insisted that they never fled South Africa but left because their lives were at risk and, also, because they were certain that they were not going to face a fair trial. They argued that if these two are rectified, they are ready to return to South Africa.
So when will Malawi Government create a platform for Bushiri to express himself to fellow Malawians?
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why are we paying court staff for bushilis case commited in SA.
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tasiya kumakamba milandu ya
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fpitalas frozen account
za ku MRA
magalasi
ntaba ndi za ma alibino
nanga ya njaunju
ya muluzi k1.7 billion
Za cashgate
ETC
mumangofuna kutitenthesa kuti tiziti mukugwila ncito??????
musatinyase ndi bushili amakupatsani ndalama mwanseliyo.
za shit ai
This little thing and his cougar wife are full of themselves!!!!! Please send them back ASAP, atikwana kale!!!!
A Thief can not spell out demands from authorities!!. Who does he think he is? He didn’t ask for government protection when he was conning South African or raping the women
Chakwera fears south Africa government that they can close their relationship, and chakwera is not a man enough to stand with his own feet,to make his own helpful minds and ideas. Even he fears too much his Freind chilima which will cost him down the direction of his leadership, thus why he made rush signing extradition papers
He is fearing WHO with their covid vaccine they will destroy Malawi
This is nosense.Is Bushiri above the law and how many Malawians have been accoded the same treatment? None at all. If he is innocent , he will go and challenge the charges. Avoid protecting criminals because they have money but the poor to face the law.
Some of us have many relatives working in South Africa so we will not want to put their welfare at risk because of Bushiri
He did a great job of promoting tourism in South Africa, I wish he it here in the motherland
Signing is not handing him over to SA govt., there will be legal processes through courts.
Mind you, we have many many Malawi citizens in South Africa govt has to
weigh between ONE citizen and over QUARTER MILLION living there.
I am here so what ikakhala xenophobia anayamba kale kuli agogo anthu. Amalawinso ambiri akuchokako. Ndiponso anasiya kukamba ali busy ndi xorona ya athatsa nzeru angoti kakasi afa msani mawa. Musiyeni. Koma kumeneko akayambanso zakezo athawirira kuti kuti aone mkwiyo weni weni wa a Malawi. Kumeneko afatse.
He jumped bail. How can he require that bail be granted again!? He will be treated the same way as any suspected criminals. The South African justice system is just as fair as ours.
To the shock of many? Which many? Bushiri does not deserve to be a man of God if he was swindling people under the guise of being a prophet. These are not the days of prophets like Elijah. Most of these prophets are thieves, failures, former drunkards and womanizers. It a way of surviving. Bushiri should be treated as a normal person. There is nothing special about any human being. He is not from space. If he committed crimes he must go and face justice. He will be acquitted if he is not guilty. By virtue of running away from prosecution, it means he must have done something wrong. An innocent person faces justice. Bushiri should go back to clear his name.
It’s really amazing
A man of God imprecated on fraud and monet laundering issues
Running away,why,if he knows he didn’t commit such?….many question marks.
He is called Major 1,no wonder.
I wish him well and God should soften conditions he is swimming in.
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The fall of a fool and his wife.
The legal battle has just began and the process takes time.
One of the high priority responsibilities of each and every government, including Malawi, is to protect its citizens. On the other side one of the high priority responsibilities of each citizen, is to be law abiding and where one requires to prove themselves innocent when being falsely accused, they must do so.
Mr Bushiri says that since 2015 he has been living under constant threats – if that’s the case, why didn’t he ‘flee’ South Africa then?
O Bushiri, why should you live like them.
O Bushiri, can’t you see the opportunity.
O Bushiri, the opportunity to defraud.
O Bushiri, you could have and have more.
Awaken Mary thine wife to the opportunity.
Awaken Mary for our time to riches is now.
Awaken Mary, fame above all at home is here.
Awaken Mary, set huge laundry machines in motion, not for linen but for cash.
Malawians will look at us with far below.
South Africans we will defraud.
Malawians will hold us in reverence.
South Africans will fill our pockets.
I will devise a system where they will pay to meet me the super ‘prophet.’
I will devise an intimidating name and call myself major. Not just major but major 1.
I will tell them to invest in my ‘Devine’ commodity markets. I am the actual commodity.
My heart, how far can you long? Planes, sleeping South Africans have paid for.
My heart, how deep can you long? Cars, sleeping South Africans have paid for.
My heart, how deep can you long? Mansions, sleeping South Africans have paid for.
O no! They want their money back us.
O no! They have rumbled and exposed us
O no! They have sued us.
O no! They are closing in on us.
Run Mary, run! Off to Malawi we go!
Run Mary, run! Run one, run both!
Run Mary run! Unfair trial we will claim!
Run Mary run! Publicly as for government intervention!
Run Mary run! Look back not, run Mary run!
Malawi HRDC – seeking change from fraudsters = “We shouldn’t send the Bushiri’s back to answer the charges.”
Seriously?
Amwene inu ndi akatundu, this poetic analysis deserves accolades!
Kkkkkkkkk…simukunamadi bwana Limma wa ndi akatundu omanga ndi mawaya.
Hear, hear! fellow African. I couldn’t have said it any better.
tizingoonongapo ndalama.
akumulambila kaamba amaenda mmalele ndi GIF yake ija .anthu mmanja mmwamba m’ngelo wao haleluya . mbuli zina inu teknology zero
Strange OPED. The fellow ran away like a scared rat. He has to go back.
amalawi ikutipha ndi sanje, ndikufunira azathu zoipa, koma ziwani kuti your negativity mindsets will do more harm to you than to those you wish of. what you wish of other will come to you in double portion. Malawi govt need to give bushiri a platform to give out his part of the story. don’t judge someone out of nsanje, or brainwashed religious believes.
Iwe nsanje yake iti munthu oti ku Malawi kuno ndi nyumba yomwe alibe, chalichi chenichenichi alibe amangopanga ma rent, akuchita kumuposa a Abrahamu oti alibe ma donors?
amapanga rent ya bwana wa m boma mwathumu.
He will get his platform in court here in Malawi, where the extradition case will be argued out
Are we still having this criminal in this country? Government must speed up this extradition process and send this crook’s ass where it belongs, jail baby!
Let him tell the story from the dock in South Africa. We have more important things to worry about in this country than some charlatan.
While he was in South Africa was he giving the Malawi government his side of the story? As someone has already said he over played his level of importance.
Go face the music of your deeds “profit”…
Excellent analysis. What I want to know from people hating on Bushiri is, do we understand the role of the state in protecting its citizens? Have you ever wondered why western soldiers who have committed atrocities during illegal military interventions have never been taken to the Hague? Because their governments protect them. Even South African legal experts admit Bushiri’s concerns are critical, and need to be addressed because the extradition protocols emphasize fair trial. What do we benefit hating on a fellow citizen? Most of us do not share his version of materialistic Christianity but beneath all this, is Bushiri a human being and a citizen who deserves a fair trial. The Attorney General and other Ministries should invite and listen to his concerns.
For starters I’m a South African and an international person that promotes fairness regardless of nationality.
The state is duty bound in protecting its citizens if they are unlawfully and wrongfully prosecuted.
So in your analysis these fugitives must be protected because they are Malawians? What about the rights of their alleged fraud and rape victims?
Which South African legal experts are those please name them and what they said?
Good word from rating agencies i.e. Fitch that bring about FDIs is what abiding by International Laws most countries benefit from when they make their pronouncements and that’s what Malawi can benefit from as well.
Nonsense, you are failing to get back those Indians to your country (The Guptas) and you think Malawi is just a walkover, you have lost it. Law Abiding San…dont lie to us that as if you know something. The govt of SA knows the issues he presented, too much corruption in SA. The SA govt is even failing to prosecute Zuma because he is part of the rotten scheme of SA Police.
Let’s start here stop commenting on matters you know nothing about. Rather keep quiet and remove doubt on how you engage your grey matter.
Let me give you facts the Guptas are not facing any criminal matter CURRENTLY. The Zondo Commission has not concluded its work and once that’s done we can talk and am sure it will recommend criminal proceedings against them. Secondly SA late in 2020 put in place an extradition treaty with the UAE and it was signed off in Oct/Nov 2020.
So stop making a fool of yourself and comment based on facts.
On the Zuma matter you are also clueless. The chap recently appeared in court on 8 Dec 2020 on a graft matter. The case was postponed because why? I want you to tell me why cause you say the NPA is failing. There are legal strategies being played by both parties whether that’s good or not is a debate for another day.
If you have to comment on another country’s internal affairs please make sure you at least know the facts.
So SA was Malawi’s walkover when it extradited the Malawi businessman back to Malawi? Stop making a fool of yourself.
Your kind of thinking is exactly what is holding back the African continent.
On the corruption issue yes we have a corruption issue which your clean Bushiri is alleged to have participated in by paying bribes to police officers that were investigating him, to Home Affairs officials that granted him South African citizenship when he didn’t qualify.
The ears of the government is the law through its judicially and this includes the law governing the extradition of fugitives.
If the law says he shouldn’t go back, he won’t. If the law say he must go, he will. Who exactly do you want in the government to sit and exceptionally listen to him?
Do you write this to hear what people are going to say? It is a process and it can take time.
If he is a true Prophet, why do people defend him. Is it not his God that needs to fight his battles. Even the Government has no right to do so. Malawian Chiefs must back off. This is a judiciary matter. They must obey the laws of the two countries. These two counties are under the SADC obligation of extradition. Some people write nonsense only to try to be relevant.
We must all remember that Malawi Government is not Court of law to hear the Bushiris part of the story; theirs is simply compliance in accordance with the laws governing such issued. It is purported that a crime was committed in RSA. They must be sent back and negotiate those conditions while there. Malawi Govt cannot get involved in helping him negotiate the terms because MG is not an accessory in any way. Oipa athawa yekha. Anailila mvula ndipo matope awadzola.
What Bushiri talks about is very true. RSA sees Malawi government as yet another rubbish tin. They always talk about fighting another government. We know it well that they can fight anyone but not Israel and they should be very careful when discharging their words. We have been in South Africa well enough and their aim of calling Bushiri and his wife is to kill them.RSA is very corrupt country and all what they are talking about is money from Bushiri. If they want let Judges be from a different country and tried in a different country and not South Africa. Killing each other is part of their game in South Africa. We will be here soon after Covid-19 to redeem our properties. Viva Nyimbas judgment was extremely correct. Whatever protocal signed should carefully studied otherwise Malawi government SHOULD NOT SIGN PAPERS FOR ANY ETRADITION OF BUSHIRI FAMILY AS OF NOW.
Have we just known this?
Coz surely with all this knowledge of how wicked South Africa is, one shouldn’t have dared to defraud people there.
Mhhh when has SA talked about fight another government? You must be having something strong to insinuate that Israel will fight Malawi’s battles of fugitives.
Ha ha ha SA wants money from Bushiri please man think rationally. Many law abiding foreign nationals with far more money than these fugitives are living happily in SA. Bushiri needs SA to con people that’s very simple see as 50% of his followers are in SA.
Someone noted that a year or two ago Malawi extradited someone from SA now what’s so important about these fugitives that you’d even suggest such crazy ideas of a trial in another country?
Indeed malawi government is not court of law
Meaning they can’t judge but to listen what his citizens can say
The way the government listens is through the judiciary system and ensure that the law is applied without fear and certainly without favour.
Ndisosiyana ndi mmene zimakhalila ndi mulandu wa kwa a mfumu ofuna kumangilila mudzi. Izi ndi za malamulo achikhalile.
Case comes in, the court pulls the relevant drawer, picks up the relevant file, opens the relevant page to check what the law is saying. That’s it!
Inu, ine, awo komanso ngakhale bambo Bushiri, tonse ndondomeko yake ndi imodzimodzi. Nobody should have access to the back door. Nobody should cause the government to break or bend the law.
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Kabwafu kkkkkk you are the man of the moment. Kuphika nsima yopanda mibulu. Uzigona kutali ndi moto basi
Ha ha ha is this article for real? Is this the same journalist that penned an article about the South African government having hired and sent 5 Russian mafia to bring these fugitives back to South Africa?
Bushiri can take his 5 demands where the sun don’t shine. He will not dictate to how our justice system ought to be nor who investigates what case. He simply overplayed his level of importance and forgot that he is dealing with politicians that will throw him under the bus without thinking twice.
Chomi if you are a true journalist you have duty to truthfully inform your fellow citizens and not feed them propaganda. The Malawian Government is just following International Law to which they are signatories. No South African government forced them to sign the papers but the laws I have mentioned.
You write your piece as if it is objective and even worse say the Malawi public doesn’t know why they fled SA. That’s where a good journalist comes in and pens a well thought balanced article. Don’t you think that maybe if you mentioned the allegations leveled against them the public would be in a better position to make up it’s own mind?
The allegations I’m referring to are fraud, money laundering under SA laws, 2 alleged rape victims, being in South Africa illegally aided by corrupt South African public servants that deserve jail time at the least. Note I said alleged cause they haven’t been found guilty by any court of law.
I have been on this platform since they fled SA and many a people here have been asking good questions like why did he not run to the Malawi Embassy in Pretoria “keep in mind he had been moving funds out of SA while in jail signaling that he was already planning to skip bail”, secondly if he claims that the cops that arrested him wanted him dead why didn’t they take him out in the two weeks that he was under their control?
SA is jc dreaming, Malawi Government is a signatory to SADC Laws yes but it has its on laws as well and I know that Malawi dosnt extradict unless you murder or treason
Ha ha ha no one is disputing that however familiarize yourself with international laws.
Once you know why your government officials are criss crossing the world, you’d understand what I’m talking about.
Ndiwe kabwafudi kopandaso uzimu . Umuziwe Yesu. You really lack spiritual eyes. Child of the devil. Anakulakwira chani papa.
Talking about spiritual eyes is indeed interesting. If you had them you probably could have seen a few pointers that could have shown you who Shepherd really is. For starters the gentleman had no legal papers to reside in SA. He and a friend, Willah Mudolo, connived to scam people of their hard earned cash through an illegal investment proposition. Thirdly, he illegally skipped the country on receiving bail. Now with your “spiritual eyes” can you see what the problem is?
Inu awa asakutaitseni nthawi ndi aja ovulira ma false prophet wa akatero bindikire ku praise team akuti kugawa mingoli, nanga munthu wa Mulungu ukazipatse zina kuti “major 1” sewero chani? hahahahah!
Being a so called propheti, what is this nonsense that he is fearing for his life? He should face the music trust in the Lord, know that the Lord is by his side. Don’t be weak and walking with the Devil. God will clear his name. He should go to South Africa.
100% This boy must stop playing his pulpit theatrics on us, its time for Chipiro Gama & Mary Zgambo to reflect truly the people they claim to be. God sent? yeee, these cowards and liars, not a chance. Go back dude demonstrate the power in you.
Why should we waste time listening to crooks? Did anyone listen to Chanthunya when he was being extradited? Send Bushiri back to RSA. That will give him a chance to clear his name. He should be happy the courts there are eager to listen to his side of the story. Send him packing!!! Munthu sumathawa bail kwina kulikonse kumeneko ndikutukwana malamulo.
It’s the duty of the courts to listen to his story. Note that Judiciary is part of government. Who do you really want to listen to his story? He will have a chance to tell a judge his story and the judge will decide whether he should be sent back to South Africa to face the music from the band he created or not.
Don’t lie, all Malawians have a clear picture of why he fled South Africa, what they might be interested in knowing is how? If you were a good journalist, you could have investigated that osati kumalemba za ziii!
Well said “His side of the story”
He is very good at telling stories.What is required are facts not stories.
He is a joke, these are the people who make Africa look so ugly. We have the most beautiful continent, with more than enough to go around for everyone, but not for the greedy Bushiris and his cartel. Let the boy go back and stand trial like a brave man of god with a small “g” of course.
Create chani? Everyone (apart from the thick) knows that this fella and his wife are crooks. They conned people in South Africa and run away from justice.
The sooner they’re sent back, the better.
You’re damn right! Bushiri is a THIEVE, A CROOKE, AND A FROUD. The govt should kick his ass back to South Africa to face the music.