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Law and order, Malawi

Lilongwe niece defiler Emmanuel Amos Chimombo jailed 21 years

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LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The Lilongwe Chief Resident Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a 43-year old man to 21 years in prison for defiling his 12 year old niece.

The convict, Emmanuel Amos Chimombo, was jailed on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 before Chief Resident Magistrate Patrick Chirwa.

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The court heard through state prosecutor Damiano Nyasulu that the convict committed the offence on the night of May 4 2021 in his house at Area 36.

At the time, the court heard, Chimombo’s wife was away in Blantyre when Chimombo took advantage and sneaked into his niece’s bedroom.

“He forced himself into her, threatening to kill her if she dared shout or reveal anything.The victim, however, was kicked out of the home and she narrated her ordeal to her mother in Ntcheu.

“In his trial, Chimombo denied defiling the child, prompting the State to parade four witnesses to prove its case.The State went on asking the court to execute a long prison sentence,” says Foster Benjamin, Lilongwe Police Station deputy publicist.

Benjamin adds, “It argued further that Chimombo had not only broken the girl’s virginity but also traumatised her. In his mitigation, Chimombo prayed for leniency saying he had a huge family obligation.

“But in his judgment, Chief Resident Magistrate Patrick Chirwa quashed the mitigation and instead bought into the State’s plea.”

Chirwa went further sending Chimombo to jail for 21 years to serve as a warning to would-be sex offenders.

Chimombo comes from Zuze Village, Traditional Authority (T.A) Nkalo in Chiradzulu District.

Law and order, Malawi

Malawi court denies Chinese national Bin Liu bail for illegally possessing Ivory

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Chinese national Bin Liu to spend more days in cell

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Chinese national Bin Liu who is accused of being found in possession of specimen of listed species, is expected to spend more time at Maula Prison as bail that he applied for has been denied.

Making a ruling on the application on Friday, September 17, 2021, Chief Resident Magistrate Patrick Chirwa indicated that there is no dispute so far on the accused being found in possession of the listed species and the alleged offense is a serious one.

On 27 August this year in Lilongwe’s Area 47, Bin Liu is said to have been found in possession of 13 processed ivory and five pieces of raw ivory weighing 10.250 kilograms valued at MK9.2 million.

The state has since indicated that more disclosures in the case will be made by Saturday as the accused is yet to take plea.

Defense lawyer Chipiliro Moyo has indicated that plea could not be taken immediately without the said disclosures mostly when the accused needs to be guided on what move to make next.

Senior Resident Magistrate Patrick Chirwa has adjourned the matter to Thursday next week for further hearing.

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Former Information Minister Henry Mussa and former director of information Gideon Munthali found with case to answer

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Henry Mussa to remain on remand at Maula Prison

Former Information Minister Henry Mussa and former Director of Information, who were arrested in connection with the theft of 10 desktop computers and three generators worth K11.5 million, have been found with a case to answer.

Lilongwe Chief Resident Magistrate Patrick Chirwa, who is presiding over the case, made the determination on Tuesday, 22 June 2021.

Chirwa has since adjourned the case to July 26 for the two, through their lawyers, to prepare their defence.

Mussa and Munthali are believed to have stolen the items when they were both working at the Ministry of Information.

They were arrested on 13th September 2020 and are answering charges of theft by public servant and abuse of office.

The items were a donation from the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) meant for district information offices.