BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-Malawi Police Service ( MPS) is keeping in custody UTM Member of Parliament (MP) for Ntcheu North East Constituency Arthur Chipungu who has been on the run for six days after he hit a traffic officer with his vehicle and failed to render necessary assistance.
In a statement Maravi Post has in possession, MPS says Chipungu handed himself over to the police at National Police Headquarters in Lilongwe in the afternoon of Monday October 24, accompanied by his lawyer.
He has since been charged with three counts of reckless driving, failure to render assistance to a victim and acts intended to cause grievous harm.
The MP hit the traffic police officer in the morning of Tuesday October 18, along the Presidential way between Bingu National Stadium and Area 18 Interchange.
He is being kept at Lingadzi Police Station and is expected to appear before court today, Tuesday 25 for plea taking.
