Newly-appointed Malawi Police Inspector General (IG) Dr. George Kainja has promised to fully complete investigations and deal with a number of high profile cases including that of a forth year engineering student at the Malawi Polytechnic Robert Chasowa. Chasowa was found in a pool of blood at the Polytechnic campus during the era of former […]
Citizen for Transformation Movement (CFT) leader Timothy Mtambo has urged government to probe cases which stalled during former president Peter Mutharika’s regime to be in tune with President Lazarus Chakwera’s mantra of clearing the rubble to fix the ruins of the nation. Mtambo said this at a news conference he held in Lilongwe on Wednesday. […]
There was was drama at Ndirande Police Station on Friday when renowned political thug Sam Chulu, one of the suspects in the murder of student Robert Chasowa, stormed Ndirande Police Station in Blantyre and shouted at police officers for apparent denying bail to suspects who pelted President Peter Mutharika’s motorcade with stones in Ndirande. Sam Chulu, […]
President Peter Mutharika on Monday swore in six of the nine-member commission of inquiry to investigate the spate of attacks, abductions and killings of persons with albinism (PWAs), advising the team to “watch out for people who may be paid and manipulated in order to provide misleading information.” Mutharika appointed the inquiry team as a […]
State rights body, the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) says it is disappointing that President Peter Mutharika has not lived up to his word to conclude investigations into the murder of of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) official Issa Njaunju and University of Malawi student Robert Chasowa. Chasowa – a student activist -was on September 24 2011 […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader Lazarus Chakwera has said his administration will ensure attainment of universal human rights promising to ensure logical conclusion of murder cases of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) official Issa Njaunju and University of Malawi student Robert Chasowa. Chakwera, who is also leader of Opposition in Parliament, said the MCP -led government will ensure to […]
Governance expert and human rights activist Makhumbo Munthali has faulted Malawi Police Inspector General Rodnye Jose for his decision to to reject to meet civil society organisations (CSOs) to discuss with hims the status of investigations into mysterious murders of University of Malawi’s The Polytechnic engineering student Robert Chasowa and Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director of […]
Malawi Police Inspector General (IG) Rodney Jose has rebuffed civil society leaders who wanted to have an audience with him to find out why the police are failing to investigate mysterious murders of University of Malawi’s The Polytechnic engineering student Robert Chasowa and Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director of corporate affairs Issa Njauju. Police spokesperson James […]
Officials from the Human Rights Defenders coalition say they have requested for an audience with the Inspector General of Police, Rodney Jose to find out why the police are failing to investigate mysterious murders of University of Malawi’s The Polytechnic engineering student Robert Chasowa and Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director of corporate affairs Issa Njauju. The […]
Commentators have said the statement by newly-confirmed Inspector General (IG) of Police Rodney Jose to clear himself on allegations that he had a hand in the murder of Polytechnic student Robert Chasowa, could give a lead to help investigating the mysterious death of the fourth year engineering student. Chasowa was on September 24 2011 found dead […]
State sponsored human rights body, the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) says lack of political will is dragging investigations into the death of Polytechnic student Robert Chasowa and former Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) corporate affairs director Issa Njauju. MHRC chairperson Justice Dzonzi said during the presentation of the state of human rights report to President Peter […]
Vocal civil society organisations are making last minute appeal to parliament to reject the appointment of Rodney Jose as inspector general of police when parliament meets this afternoon. President Peter Mutharika appointed Jose as acting IG in April, replacing Lexten Kachama who is currently on leave, pending retirement on June 30. According to a notice […]
Officials in the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs have said the appointment of Rodney Jose as acting Malawi Police Inspector General has no legal pitfalls, dismissing some of the country’s activists who have criticized President Peter Mutharika for his choice of the new top cop. The activists claim Jose is not fit since he […]
The civil society has slammed President Peter Mutharika’s appointment of Rodney Jose as acting Inspector General of Police, saying he has no moral mandate to occupy the senior post at the police service, saying he is a suspect in the murder of Polytechnic student Robert Chasowa. Jose was Police Commissioner for South during the murder of Chasowa […]
The High Court of Malawi has relaxed bail conditions for two of the 15 people suspected of a role in the 2011 mysterious death of Robert Chasowa, a fourth year engineering student at The Polytechnic, and given them back their K250 000 cash bail bond. Through private practice lawyer Ambokire Salimu, the first and second […]
Petros Tembo and Geoffrey Doff Botoman who are among 15 people suspected to have had a hand in the killing of Robert Chasowa, a former fourth-year engineering student at the Polytechnic, are claiming K60 million compensation from government for what they argue was wrongful imprisonment and have started legal proceedings for their compesation. Supreme Court […]
Petros Tembo and Geoffrey Doff Botoman who are among 15 people suspected to have had a hand in the killing of Robert Chasowa, a former fourth-year engineering student at the Polytechnic, are claiming K60 million compensation from government for what they argue was wrongful imprisonment. The development follows a ruling by Malawi Supreme Court that […]
Legal Affairs Committee of parliament says it will look into the report which police have issued to government stating Polytechnicstudent Robert Chasowa committed suicide. The report sharply contradicts a report by a presidential commission of Inquiry on Robert Chasowa which says he was killed by police officers and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) officials. The report […]