Malawi Police have rearrested prominent lawyer and activist Ralph Kasambara came out of Chichiri Prison walls on Wednesday February 15 after spending two nights in the hands of law enforcement and prison authorities. “As we were relaxing at Ralph’s home, over 30 police officers came to rearrest him, saying procedures were not followed for his […]
Security forces on Wednesday went to Chichiri Prison in Blantyre to collect a leading lawyer in private practice Ralph Kasambara to take him to his house for a search. Kasambara refused to accompany the police and they agreed to go ahead without him. According to a police source, the search warrant was issued by Magistrate […]
Malawi’s human rights activists on Tuesday termed as politically motivated the arrest of former Attorney General and leading private practice lawyer Ralph Kasambara. Meanwhile, Kasambara’s partner in Ralph and Anords legal firm, Wapona Kita said Magistrate Innocent Nedi in Blantyre granted him bail with conditions to deposit K20,000 cach, produce one surety bonded to the sum […]
A prominent human rights lawyer Ralph Kasamabra on Monday was detained by police in commercial city, Blantyre after surviving an assasination attempt . Kasambara, former Attorney General, was being held at Blantyre Police Station according to Blantyre Police publicist Beatrice Mwachande. Mwachande told Nyasa Times that Kasambara was being questioned by the police and that […]
Media practitioners based in the capital city, Lilongwe, were humbled at the Area 30 Malawi Police headquarters when they accepted a challenge to a mutual showdown. The scribes succumbed to a humiliating soccer loss of 4 to 1, tethered by sightings of newly acquired armoured vehicles and fears of the ‘blue and whites’ driving around. […]
Malawi Police on Wednesday obstructed Machinga North East lawmaker, Atupele Muluzi, from attending parliamentary deliberations when they stormed his house in Area 9 whey they seized his vehicle and detained the chauffer. The son to former president, who has expressed interest to run for presidency in 2014, said Police came to his house to seize […]
Come Saturday February 11, Malawi Police Service (MPS) headquarters in Area 30 will turn into a battleground between the law enforcers and media personnel. The two will put aside their guys and handcuffs, pencils and notepads, to see who is the greatest in soccer and netball show downs! Confirming the development, coordinator for the media […]
In the guise of welcoming the new Commissioner of Police for the northern region, the Malawi Police Service in Mzuzu organized a reception for journalists and other senior Police officers last Friday. Commissioner Wilson Matinga replaced Nelson Bophani following a shake up of Police regional bosses. The relationship between the Police and the private media […]
Up to four children collapsed in the capital city Lilongwe and several other children fell victim after a heavy volley of tear gas was unleashed in residential area. Police fired tear gas to disperse stone-throwing vendors resisting orders they move off the streets to designated flea markets. But the security forces took their battle with […]
Vendors and Police have clashed this Monday morning at Malangalanga in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe over a government campaign to clean up the streets. Heavily armed anti-riot police officers fired teargas, rubber bullets to frighten off vendors and tried to dismantle their market stalls Merchants rapidly closed their shops and supermarkets for fear of looting, while mini-buses stopped operating leaving several people stranded. Police turned the […]
Police in Malawi’s commercial capital, Blantyre on Thursday invaded the Blantyre Newspapers Limited (BNL) looking for information over story done by the sensational Weekend Times a few months ago. The story was in connection with the a senior Police officer at Chilomoni Police Station who was cheated by his junior to undress, ready for sex […]
“This is the worst case of assault I have dealt with in my 13 years as a Pathologist,” Charles Dzamalala, a respected Malawian Pathologist told Police, media, parents and family relations at the Mzuzu Central Hospital Mortuary on Thursday. Dzamalala was giving preliminary findings of an autopsy he had done on Edison Msiska, 30, of […]
Malawi Police Service has swallowed its pride and conceded that the suspect who died in their custody was not a criminal but a mere suspect. Edison Msiska, 30, of Chabisika village, Traditional Authority Chikulamayembe in Rumphi district was in Police custody a few days and died a few hours on Sunday at Mzuzu Central Hospital […]
The Church and Society Programme of the CCAP Synod of Livingstonia has asked for the immediate establishment of the Police Complaints Commission (PCC) as a means to end Malawi Police Service’s impunity and brutality. According to Church and Society director Moses Mkandawire, the PCC will supervise the professional conduct and performance of the Malawi Police […]
A second year student at the Natural Resource College in Lilongwe, who was in Police custody in Mzuzu for a few days, died a few hours on Sunday at Mzuzu Central Hospital after Police had brought him for treatment, a family relation told Nyasa Times. When NyasaTimes visited Northern Region Police headquarters where Police top brass […]
Another job well-done for Malawi Police Service. After an intensive man hunt, police at Zalewa Trading Centre in Neno District have arrested two criminals described as dangerous who have been on the run for sometime. Police have named the two “wanted criminals” as Hebert Kazizi and Chimchere Lazaro both from Zalewa area in TA Symon […]
In a space of 30 days, Malawian authorities have arrested over 200 illegal immigrants deep inside the country after successfully beating the security checks raising more questions over the effectiveness of its security system. The latest incident is the apprehension over the weekend of 81 Somali nationals in the central district of Dedza who had […]
Malawi’s state security agents have embarked on strength boosting exercise with the Malawi Police Service (MPS) and the Malawi Defense Force (MDF) in intensive trainings. MPS is displaying names of the trainees in its various stations across the country and has calling on the prospective recruit constables to report for the training by Wednesday, January […]