Women march against sexual assault by Malawi police officers

Women have taken up the streets in Lilongwe in protest march against alleged rape of women at Msundwe, Mb’watalika and Mpingu, areas on the outskirts of Lilongwe City,  by police officers.

A woman carrying a placard during the march
Women march during the protest
Women march for justice

The alleged sex assault of the women at Nsundwe in Lilongwe has received huge condemnation from different quarters, including the United Kingdom and the UN.

The peaceful march started from Kamuzu central hospital roundabout to Civic Offices at City Centre.

The women are marching under the banner of Women Manifesto Movement and notable organisers include Emma Kaliya.

Kaliya’s NGO Gender Coordination Network (NGO-GCN)  unearthed the brutal raping of the women by the police in retaliation to the death of a police officer Usumani Imedi who was stoned to death by self-styled Nsundwe barracks who blocked roads to prevent people from attending President Peter Mutharika’s political rally in Kawale, Lilongwe.

Reports indicate that when police went to arrest the 43, spouses, relatives of the accused and school girls in self-boarding were assaulted by the police, with some allegedly raped and battered.

NGO-GCN national coordinator Joseph Njala said i the march is aimed at sending a strong message that people are not happy with what happened.

He said: “We are marching so that the message goes far and the actions be taken fast. There are certain conditions we want the investigations to adhere to. The petition has been addressed to the President [Peter Mutharika].”

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27 replies on “Women march against sexual assault by Malawi police officers”

  1. If tthe route was due to the death of a police officer why then you arrest the suspects? Why the government is keeping 4boy’ to the suspicion? Police know that those rapists too have to be charged according to the law. Where is government and laws? Should women and girls pay the guilty of the those breaking laws in the country Malawi 😢😢😡😬.where is the government and laws?

  2. I am told it was revenge for death of fellow Muslim officer. Command was given to teach the Kaffirs a lesson.

    Signs of trouble if true.

  3. Ngati azimayi ndi atsikama ogwililidwao analipila mlandu wa anyamata omwe anapha wa police moti mlandu wakupa wa police ufutidwe anaweluzilatu apobi ngati apolisi salandila Chilango cha mlandu umenewu pali udani waukulu pakati pa anthu ndi apolisi .

  4. Of all the issues that have happened the Msundwe matter is the worst at international standard because it qualifies for crimes against humanity for those that have studied international law or security. The matter can even go to international criminal court and police officers can surely be prosecuted. We have to trade careful for us who are holding the government machineries you may be prosecuted even after 20 years when you will be useless old for the crimes you may commit today. Ena amati kuno ndi kunja kunayanja lichelo.Mawa silidziwika. Let us be professional not emotional in our conduct. This is just a peace of advice.

    Secondly, I follow events well a similar incident happened in DRC Congo where a soldier was killed in a certain location after being caught in sex with another man’s wife a mob justice killed the Army officer. When the soldiers went there with their brigadier he was reckless that the soldiers assaulted and raped women and girls in that area. The brigadier was charged about 100 counts of rape and tried in Hague at international criminal court for 20 years. Find out on this one and look at the facts if not similar to Msundwe issue. The two are just congruent to each other by all standards, driven by emotions not professionalism on the part of security agents.

    Those that are bosses in police be careful with such incidents you may face trial for being criminally negligent in discharging your work. Simple question what wrong did the innocent young girls did for them to deserve being raped?Or just because they live at Msundwe justifies them to be raped or defiled. SHAME! Yet they had no hand in the murder. Be careful law-enforcers. Be professional at this moment because surely future will judge you RIGHT or WRONG.

  5. Wa police amene anavulidwa ndi demonstrators sanali munthu kodi? Inu a Kaliya Emma where were you that time? Why did you not march in solidarity against that malpractice? What you should inu ma CSOs ndi amene mukugawanitsa dzikoli because there are some who are pro government and some pro-opposition. Watch out there is no sense in what you are doing and you can see thats why you had low turn out. I will give you a good example PAC is failing to unite the parties in this country because they participated in demos together with opposition and hrdc instead of it being neutral and make constructive critisms but they showed colors thats why they will not achieve what they are looking for. So likewise inu ma CSOs. All CSOs see what the msundwes did by blocking the road was right and not wrong. What type of freedom is this that some should be blocking the roads for others? So the fact that you see that as a right doing who can trust you? And today you are killing a police because wanted to clear the road for other road users. Is that fair? Inu mayi Kaliya answer me. Ndiye be careful ndinu mukuwononga dzikoli remember; malemu Wame said “Mbuli zophunzira zikuwononga dziko”

  6. Any police officer who feels strong by harrassing and molesting defenceless women is not fit to be called police officer. Ameneyu must be DPP cadet.

  7. The good news is that we now have the details of all the police officers who invaded Msundwe that night. Well wisher anakonza!

  8. I think these women should go to court to force govt. to commission an inquiry. Because if we continue to allow this behaviour the police will think it is above the law. Please sue IG.

  9. Big up women, we are tired of police brutality, they killed Buleya Lule no arrest was made up to now. It pains when justice is being oppressed. A demonstrator was killed in Karonga no arrest was made so now we want justice …. nothing short of that

  10. Kodi muzingokhalira ma demo m’ziko muno. This is too much. Ulesi wafika pokhozokera ana a njoka, jabulosi, mdierekezi. Ndiye muzidandaulanso kuti chuma sichikuyenda bwino. A Malawi mwatotani mwalowa usilu.

    1. Wait until ur mother, sister daughte, get raped then you will have a good understanding of the case.

  11. Munkatamika pokupha wa police, ma memes a Nsundwe, etc. The reaction by the police was always gonna be negative. Ife ndiongowonera

    1. MarkomX kuyankhula kumeneko nkopusa kwabasi akanakhala mwana wako zimenezi ukazisekelela garu iwe eti ngati unalibe chokamba ukanangokhala chete wamva?

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