12 Malawi police officers arrested in connection with Buleya Lule’s murder

Written by Angella Semu

The Malawi Police Service has arrested 12 police officers who are linked to the murder of Buleya Lule, 44.

This has been disclosed in a press statement issued on 10th July 2020 signed by police Public Relations Officer Senior Superintendent James Kadadzera.

In the statement, Kadadzera said the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions [DPP] has ordered the prosecution all police officers implicated in the death of Buleya Lule.

Buleya was arrested in February he admitted abducting Goodson Makanjira – a 14-year-old boy with albinism with other accomplice whom he allegedly promised to give them K800,000 for kidnapping the boy.

After appearing in court, Buleya was taken into police custody where he died and autopsy done by pathologist report Dr Charles Dzamalala revealed that Buleya was electrocuted.

Consequently, the Malawi Human Rights Commission in last year’s report condemned the police for torturing the victim ordered urgent criminal investigations of all police officers who played a role that led to his death.

The 12 suspects will appear in court on
Monday July 13, 2020.

Maneno Chimulala

I am a journalist, educator, and activist with passion for telling stories about social justice, sports and political issues. I graduated from Mzuzu University. I started my career at the Maravi Post online publication in 2012 as an intern while in college. Upon graduating from Mzuzu University I was offered a job as Sports Reporter because of my background as a goalkeeper and rose to the position of sub editor. I also had a short stint with Nyasatimes, Malawi Punch and Malawi Digest. Over the past seven years, I have worked intimately with rural organizations and communities in Malawi on human rights, girl child education and grassroots development projects. With an academic background in education, I also volunteer as male champion for girls’ education under Girls Empowerment Networks (GENET) in Malawi’s South West Education Division (SWED).