Police launches investigation of UTM supporters’ assailants
Malawi Police Service in lakeshore district of Mangochi has said it has launched an investigation that will lead them to arrest people who attacked UTM supporters in Mangochi on Sunday while the supporters where going to Namwera to conduct a political rally they scheduled to conduct.
Unknown people allegedly said to be from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on Sunday beaten up and injured UTM’s eastern region director of youth, Henderson Waya, Mai Useni, Benard Sande and a Mr. Saidi who is a shadow parliamentarian for Mangochi Masongola constituency.
According to UTM National Spokesperson Joseph Chidanti Malunga who confirmed
the incident the party supporters were attacked at M’baluku in the district while they were on their way to Namwera.
But in an interview to establish what police are doing to effect the arrest, Mangochi Police Station Spokesperson, Rodrick Maida who confirmed to have received a complaint from UTM officials said police are yet to arrest the culprits.
“We have received the complaint from UTM officials who said the culprits used a vehicle which had DPP flag. Based on these facts we promise to launch an investigation that will lead us to get the culprits and bring them to book,” he asserted
However, Malunga has expressed worry over the continued acts of violence by people allegedly from DPP camp.
“In the wake of democracy we wouldn’t expect to see other people perpetrating violence against other parties. I would want to challenge those people behind these barbaric acts to stop forthwith because Malawi needs civilised politics we all chose,” he implored
Meanwhile, Chancellor College political scientist Dr Mustafa Hussein has described the attacks of UTM members in Mangochi district as a highest degree of political intolerance by people whose minds are evil and criminal.
“The scuffles are now rampant in the country. These intimidations will affect the general elections results as other parties will not have a chance to sale out their manifestos to the potential electorate, thereby, ending up in compromising the whole process,” he said in a
telephone interview.
Hussein, has however, called upon political parties in the country to desist from such barbaric acts for tripartite elections to be violent-free.
Last year, UTM vehicles were damaged in the same district during the eve of the launch of the party by some unknown people who until now remain unapprehend despite police promise of searching and arresting them.
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What does the word “investigation” mean to our Malawian police? Our police should not vindicate the general impression out there that they are the least educated, with substandard English language skills amongst an already semi-illerate civil service.
Look, what does one need to investigate when you have clear pictures of thugs terrorising innocent individuals? What’s the purpose of having CCTV? If anything why not authenticate validity of the clip using experts? Why do some people try so hard to prove themselves they are numbskulls?
i do not think anything will come out tangible coz IG is DPP CADET
Muvi oyang’anila umalasa mudiso A chewa adatelo apatu a Police ntchito ikukanikani kodi a opposition nawonso ati abwenze kukhala chipwilikiti chotani? Osasewela ndi a a Malawi akafuna kukwiya a makwiya. Malawi belongs to us all whether ruling or opposition in 1993 we voted for multi party democracy meaning anybody is free to choose any party of his or her choice without intimidation from anybody and nobody should say this the home of this party or that party enanu usapotawu mukuwutengera pa mgong’o okudya ndalama ndi ena. Kunali ma thugs a UDF ankatha kupereka makofi kwa mafumu ndi a Police zuwa likuswa mtengo lero alikuti? Mmalo motchukitsa chipani mukupha chipani mbuli inu. When are you going to realise that you can’t win a vote through violence. We had MYP where are they today ?
@Patrick Phiri u r dumb and u have chicken’s brain. .idiot and Malawi police is very corrupt
While I totally condemn the perpetrators of violence, which has no room in democracy, I have some questions on how do we know if it is political or personal fights. Looking at the picture , I wonder what type of assault can this be only having blood on the chick and the man looks fine. Let us also condemn fabrication of lies to tarnish others. Look at Kalindo who appeared with a bandaged head now look at another utm member. Guys I beg to differ.
I would apreciate much if these so called thugs are caught and brought to book.Am sure the police would do the best to bring peace and political tolerance in mangochi.I know the police knows them as to what is circulating in social media .The guys are well known and can’t cost them much to get them arrested .Mangochi is for all and no one should take is it as a personal estate to infringe the rights of others .We need all parties to campaign freely and not only one party no no no!
I would appreciate much if these so called thugs are caught and be brought to book.Am sure the police can recognize them from the clip securating in the social media .Let’s hope the police will do as said.Mangochi for all of us and no one should take it as personal estate .
We have police for dpp not malawians, if the people who were beaten was from dpp everyone could have been arrested the same day the incident happened ,so we dont expect any arrest here dont lie to people mr police spokes person shame on mr president u r loosing badly this may take it or leave it,, enough is enough we r not happy at all..😠😠😠
Jose he and his fellow friends they cant do anything to DPP thugs remember wat dpp supporters did to police stuff at Kawale nothing no arrest till now we dont have 🇲🇼 police we got Dpp police service,
The IG is obviously a DPP puppet, why else would he sit phwii while all the evidence including video is available for all to see? Doesn’t he feel stupid? Forty years of experience and he still is beholden to political masters like Mchacha? Shame.
It is unfortunate that we still have evil minded individuals amongst us who have the audacity to inflict pain on others simply because they do not share the views of those perpetrating the violence. I hope its high time we started practicing civilized politics. After all we are all Malawians, politicians have been coming and going. Let us remember that there is no one who is indispensable, there were people in this country who were more or less untouchable during their peak periods and as we are talking they have coiled their tails and remained quiet as if they are not in this country. Let us wake up fellow Malawians
The Solution here is that UTM, just boost up your own Security and deal with these notorious brutes (Mabulutu) known as DPP democrats. In fact they are not DPP democrats but DPP Thugs.
Free and fair democratic elections leave no place for this kind of thuggery and intimidation. It has to be stamped out immediately, if the DPP has to have any credibility at all.
Dismantle the weak and compromised Malawi Police just like the Army dismantled the Malawi Young Pioneers and institute on a new securty organisation.The current POLICE is rotten from bottom to the top. Full of corrupt officers. traffic officers, airport officers, immigration officers all rotten and corrupt.
Police ya ku malawi ya Criminal Jose ndi cadet mwapasa. Mungafufuze chiyani?
Stupid Police
They are STUPID, WE DONT HAVE POLICE IN THIS COUNTRY, POLICE ntchito kubela wanthu pamseu
Before the madman insulted APM, these incidences were few and infrequent.
You are the mad man Patrick. You say the attacks ‘were few and infrequent’, clearly showing your empty head’s inability to think and how foolish you are. The attacks should not have been there in the first place. If you have nothing to offer the best you could do was not to comment at all. All of us Malawians need our freedom of movement, association as well as that of speech. Shame on you Patrick.
patrick is swimming in his own pool of ignorance, shame on you empty headed!
Does it mean APM is doing this or he’s allowing this?
@Patrick phiri: You are a double distlled idiot of the deepest dye
The incidences were there even before what happened in Balaka and they have just increased as we are approaching the elections, being a diehard supporter is not a problem but don’t support violence. Politics should not divide us. We seem to fight for those in authority but we get surprised that those we seem to fight for are in the same camp at the end of the day. We have one Malawi and lets tolerate each other.
This is the truith. These folks are agitating for it and happy to keep up these stories as some sort of a PR, SIES
This side, we call people like Patric PHIRI, first class idiots!!!