By Vincent Gunde
A human rights activist based in South Africa Charles Ben Longwe, says demonstrations and protests have been held in Malawi from 2020 but of no impact saying the only measure left is to report Malawi to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity.
Ben Longwe has observed that all activists in Malawi have court bails in their pockets, so too, opposition members and the only people with clean hands are those that are MCP affiliated saying these are untouchables and cannot be arrested or prosecuted In any court of law.
He said Malawians are tired of President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera as there leader and have nothing to write about, saying there is no way Malawians can hold demonstrations and protests peacefully but violently for government to listen to their cries and sufferings.
Speaking through an audio clip circulating in various social media platforms, Ben Longwe said demonstrations in Malawi are not yielding positive results claiming that so many petitions have been delivered to reach President Chakwera but of no response.
Longwe said demonstrators and protesters are being allowed to exercise their constitutional rights in other districts while Lilongwe, has been declared to be a-no go zone district observing that this is speaking for itself that MCP is violating the rights of its citizens.
He has claimed that Malawi courts are not independent observing with a great concern that judges named in Chizuma’s leaked audio clip with an unknown person to be part of the corruption syndicate with Zunneth Sattar, their identities are still being kept secret as they are MCP connected.
The activist said corruption is still the order of the day in the Judiciary because the one who was supposed to follow-up on these cases Chief Justice His Lordship Rezine Mzikamanda is on voicemail and has no starting point on the matter at hand.
He said because President Chakwera has captured all public institutions including the ACB, Malawi Defense Force, Malawi Police Service, Malawians have no where to go, no one in Malawi will listen to their cries only the ICC will rescue the country by bringing to book all those who are violating the rights of innocent people.
“Time is out for President Chakwera to fix the country and there is no need to wait for him to continue messing up the country, Malawi needs liberation now,” said Ben Longwe.
He said the late Professor Bingu wa Mutharika refused to bow down to IMF and World Bank to devaluate the Malawi Kwacha for loans to the country but Chakwera is a darling to the international money lending institutions and this is not surprising that public debt has reached to K12.56 trillion.
