BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-The Malawi Police are hunting for a United Transformation Movement ( UTM) Member of Parliament (MP) for Ntcheu North East Arthur Chipungu for allegedly hitting a traffic police officer with a car on Tuesday October 18,2022.
National Police spokesperson Peter Kalaya told local news on Friday October 21,2022 that Chipungu was summoned to report to Lingadzi Police Station but has not done so.
“So wherever we will find him, we will arrest him for a criminal offence which he has committed. We believe the hitting was quite intentional, ” explained Kalaya.
Kalaya further explained that the incident took place on the road between Bingu National Stadium and the interchange.
“When the officer stopped the driver, he showed a sign that he was in a rush but still stopped. For whatever reason, as the officer was getting closer, he decided to drive the car and ended up hitting the officer. This to us was quite intentional,” Police publicist said.
He added that after the incident; “The MP stopped and picked up the injured officer but instead of taking him to the hospital, he left him in the car at Parliament for some time before police car went to pick him up for treatment.”
The officer, identified as inspector Mataka from Lingadzi Police, was treated as an outpatient but is still nursing some injuries.
