The assault case involving parliamentary chief security officer Youngson Chilinda and Nation Publications Limited’s (NPL) photo-journalist Thoko Chikondi has been adjourned to July, 31 2013 at the Lilongwe Magistrate Court after the victim testified. During the Wednesday’s hearing, Chikondi told the court how Chilinda – the former military officer and football referee – had assaulted her […]
The Lilongwe Magistrate Court has granted bail to National Assembly chief security officer Youngson Chilinda who is currently answering assault charges. Magistrate Ernest Chimwembe granted Chilinda bail on Tuesday afternoon after his lawyer Tisilira Kaphantengo, applied for bail on Monday on grounds that the law provides for such to all accused persons unless otherwise . […]
Youngson Chilinda, the senior security officer at Parliament who assaulted a Nation Publications Limited (NPL) photojournalist at Malawi Parliament building last week has been remanded in custody after being formally charged. Chilinda was arrested Saturday afternoon and appeared before a Magistrate in Lilongwe on Monday to be formally charged of assault and unlawful wounding which is contrary to […]
Parliamentary chief security officer Youngson Chilinda has been widely condemned for beating up Nation Publications Limited (NPL) photojournalist Thoko Chikondi. Joining the chorus of condemning Chilinda is newspaper columnist Raphael Tenthani and an association of photographers. Writing in his Muckraking column in the Sunday Times newspaper, Tenthani mocked Chilinda that he should have flexed his […]
Malawi Police say they will press assault and malicious damage to property charges to Parliamentary chief security officer Youngson Chilinda for beating up Nation Publications Limited (NPL) photojournalist Thoko Chikondi. Chilinda, a former army officer, assaulted the photojournalist at the National Assembly premises in Lilongwe on Thursday for allegedly taking Chilinda’s pictures without his consent. […]