Police brutality rears its ugly head again: Cops beat journalist in Lilongwe

January 22, 2021 Tiwonge Kumwenda Mhango – Nyasa Times 36 Comments

An investigative journalist Henry Kijimwana Mhango is receiving treatement in hospital after being severe beaten by Malawi Police Service officer  in Lilongwe while on duty.

Journalist Mhango was beaten by police

Speaking in a telephone interview, Mhango who work with local and international media organizations, said  he was attacked by police officers  on Friday around Lilongwe bridge in the afternoon hours.

“I saw police beating people who were not wearing mask. I then introduced myself to one of the police officers. I asked him who was their leader because I wanted to get a permission to take some pictures. However, the police officer insulted m and because I didn’t get the permission, I decided to go home,” he narrated.

Mhango said he was surprised to see the same police officer following him when he was on his way home.

As he was crossing the Lilongwe bridge, the said police officer started beating him and when he was crying for a help, a group of other officers joined in assaulting the journalist without asking.

“After beating me, a certain group of people who know me, took me home. However, after gaining some energy, I decided to go to the hospital,” he added.

Police are to issue a comment on the matter.

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36 replies on “Police brutality rears its ugly head again: Cops beat journalist in Lilongwe”

  1. As a journalist you don’t ask permission to take pictures, instead you should have gone ahead to shoot it’s not a restricted area, the photographs would be speaking for you.

  2. These idiots need to be arrested and sacked. Such brutality must have ended with the Mutharikas.
    It’s about time we had proper reforms in the police which must include proper training and employing the educated. Hence the need to get rid of all these dunderheads now.

  3. Mwachimva chizungu cha ku Malawi abale! ‘damages repilutations’!! What does it mean? Why join a discussion you can’t fully participate in? It is difficult to follow what message you are trying to convey! And the so-called MCP ‘atrocities’ are not fresh in people’s minds as you claim. In fact, those who are 20 years of age or less do not even know about the existence of Kamuzu Banda and MCP ‘atrocities’

  4. Firstly Tiwonge, your English requires polishing up! As a journalist, good English is a must because many people read Nyasa Times articles! Secondly, your report is one-sided, from your so-called reporter only and nothing from the police officers! And it seems the ‘victim’ reporter never filed a case/complaint to police so that the erring police officers could be taken to task. The story does not make sense at all as there are many gaps that need filling.

  5. Arrest those corps.These are type of police that damages repilutations of MPS.James Kadazera,Dr.G Kainja,arrest a policewo must be charged very stupid police.
    Wachuluka ndi umbuli,they didnylt really go to school.
    Muwona ambiri alotere ndi a chewa a file,ooooo !!yes
    Your Excellency,a police ngati awa,akuyipitsilani mbiri,mind you,memories are still fresh za nkhaza za MCP,so be very careful.
    Muli mu Boma because of UTM(a good percentage)
    DR Kainjaaaa,civic educate azilondawo please..apititseni ku course.inutu ndinu Dr,well educated,azilonda anuwo form 4,kikiki,form 4,yinali ya Ife ya mu ma 90s,kusikira mumusi.
    Pano wa form 4,reasoning capacity ngati wa std8,ndithu…
    A Chakwera,mwatenga Boma ndi zinyalala zomwe za apolice,kumenya anthu,kugwirira azimayi,kupha anthu mu cell.
    A Kainja,Tiuzeni,nkhani ya apolice anagwirila azimayi ija ili pati Bwana?did you arrest them?if not,what are you waiting for?tiyankheni a Malawi timve.
    A police any ambiri ndi agalu osaka kugwirira azimayi…rabies police officers.
    Tiuzeni Zoona Dr GK(IG)
    Am waiting

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  7. Police must stop recruiting m.s.c.e holders, intellectual level is very low. Voluntarily hurting someone is an offence regardless of the reasons. our 4 police don’t understand even if you taught them repeatedly.

    1. You are right…the min qualification must be degree.
      Apolice ambiri,they didn’t go to school much there4,reasoning yawo is poor hence akugeirira azimayi,kumenya journalist ena amabaso…..ooooohoo !! Yes

      1. degree ntchito yake ya police yomweyi nanunso, nanunso mudziona ndi ntchito zake, bwanji mukufuna kupeputsa degree. Wa degree zoona adzikaima pansewu 6 -7 hours kudikira a president adutse, adzikalimbana ndi ma citizen osavala ma mask, my foot

        1. Yes,there is a degree for this job: Bachelor of Police Science.If you have a Bachelor of Psychology, you can also fit in well there. The Police deals with people so Behavioural Science is critical.

          1. Brothers, being educated can not make one intelligent, pali anthu ophunzira koma osauka and pali anthu osaphunzira koma olemera, the same applies to police, pali ophunzira koma opanda khalidwe those who think that polisiyo ndi iwowo and they are above the law, and pali apolisi osaphunzira koma a khalidwe. Police is police, they are brutal in most cases, even in America. This is a one-sided story, atolankhani Ali provocative in most cases and this leads to police manhandling him. Mudziwa bwanji amamunyoza constable yo

      2. kkkkkk imeneyo ndiye nyekhwe amwene bcoz its not a qualification that provides security but work standards, ethics, etc. How do you deal with a situation at hand thats why they undergo a 6 months professional training. Leave them alone bcoz they were trained and thats why are given guns so that whoever goes beyond a certain measure of provocation shud be shot on leg with rubber bullet but if the tension is high can even use live bullet all this ziri mu act yawo as well their work standards of operation. Kodi mumafuna mudzipanga chipako ndi a polisi mwagwa nayo moto wambiri.In any regime you blame police kuti satha ntchito its high time you shud know that police dont serve any political party but they follow their work ethics basi. a police gwirani ntchito kaya ena alongolole leave them sanapite ku training amenewo akafuna let them apply and join you

  9. Nanu ma journalist muziyesesa kuonesa ID yanu mukafika pamalo apapa zikuonesa kuti you did not introduce yourself to them. Paja journalist akamenyedwa imatokhala nkhani ndiye kumayesesa kuyenda ndi ID yanu.

  14. Police beatings are illegal at all costs. If someone breaks the law must be arrested. Thus unprofessional. Its wrong guys.

    1. This country still harbour fools. Everyone heard the tragedy that before us due to Covid-19. The restrictions provided want to reinforce prevention, then why should you not wear the mask? Mukadavala sakadakumenyani vuto nkusavalako

  15. Some of us knew that the police under Chakwera is far from being reformed. Fisi ndi fisi. As time goes the old habits will gradually creep in and people will start disappearing. Mcp can and will never change

  17. Was also beaten by the same police in my own private vehicle with my family saying that we did not wear mask. I have hatred for the police because no matter how you reason with them they do not understand, i do not know whether its because they were told not to think and reason but just follow orders. Its really pathetic, eventually no one will ever trust the police and they will exist just because they are supposed to exist.

  22. He deserves it, these useless journalists write stories not to uplift our nation, they only write about negative stories stories that they believe are sensational……

    Police please keep up the good job….we have a few journalists from the nation news paper as well they need some panel beating……thanks

    1. Are you sure about what you’re saying? If this journalist was your brother, would you say the same? There’s no justification for what they did. If I were the journalist, I would take them to court.

  23. Another brutal act against a journalist. This is such a woeful situation and lets see if anyone is brought to account?

  24. Where is Malawi heading to?
    May the police quickly come out and tell us their part on the matter please.
    If this is truth of the matter, Malawians must demand justice.

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