Malawian pastor, politician and law practitioner have join hands with the Mulanje South law maker Bon Kalindo to pressurize government to introduce death penalty to albino killers and abductors claiming that it is the only solution to curb the malpractice.Recently, Kalindo staged a half naked protest in Lilongwe against the abductions and killings of people with albinism while asking Malawian leaders to apply death penalty to the perpetrators.
According to Pastor Watson Shaba, politician Ken Msonda and one of the renowned legal practitioner Ambukire Salimu, the development will send strong message to the perpetrators.
“Even in the Holy book of the Bible especially in Romans chapter 13, advise Christians to respect the laws. Therefore I don’t see any problem if the death penalty applied to the albino abductors and killers,” said Shaba.
In his remarks, Msonda who is also People’s Party Publicity Secretary said “As a politician as well as a born again person I become annoyed with the lawyers or human rights defenders who always defend criminals.”
“Why should someone defend criminals in the name of human rights? What kind of rights do murderers have apart from them losing their life too,” argued Msonda.
According to Msonda and Shaba “anyone take somebody’s life should also die and that this should apply to any perpetrator.”
However, Salimu said this should be based upon the clear evidence to avoid exoneration.
“I would love if one of our leaders signed the execution of albino killers and abduction. I believe he or she will be remembered because this will send strong message to the doers,” said Salimu.
He said the main challenge the Malawi Police Service had is the forensic lab for examining the bones if they are indeed of albinos.
Salimu disclosed that “I am involved in Makhumula inquest but we are struggling to take the sample to Pretoria because of financial problems.”
Despite 18 albinos losing their lives due to the development, government has been mum on the issue of executing perpetrators.