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Four Malawi protesters charged over stoning policeman to death
[AFRICANEWS] Four Malawian protesters have been charged with the murder of a policeman who was stoned to death during festivities between pro- and anti-government demonstrators outside the capital Lilongwe, police said Saturday.A wave of protests has gripped Malawi since disputed elections in May, and Superintendent Usumani Imedi was killed on Tuesday trying to restore order as violence erupted  like lava from a volcano at Msundwe, a trading outpost west of the capital.The festivities broke out as a group of protesters attempted to stop supporters of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party from travelling to President Peter Mutharika’s first rally in the city since his election win. IT SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING IN A DEMOCRACY WHERE TOLERANCE AND DISSENTING VIEWS ARE THE BENCHMARK. Police front man James Kadadzera told AFP that four anti-government protesters were charged with murder on Friday: Frank Mastone, 28, Kondwani Chisindo, 23, Godfrey Banda, 30, and Licktone Mtiche, 30. The police also arrested 40 others following Imedi’s death and charged them with endangering the lives of road users. All the suspects, except one juvenile, appeared before a magistrate in Lilongwe on Friday. Posted by: Fred 2019-10-13 |
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