
Two people arrested in Nsanje for perpetrating violence at a political rally
Published on March 15, 2021 at 4:15 PM by Robert Ngwira
Police in Nsanje have arrested two following a political violence which erupted in the area of Senior Chief Tengani on Sunday.
The violence involved supporters of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and the governing Malawi Congress Party (MCP) ahead of March 30 by-elections.
Nsanje police Officer In-charge Senior Superintendent Seleman Mtambo has confirmed arresting Philip Chiku and Divason Meke on charges of assault occasioning causing actual bodily harm.
It is alleged that the two assaulted a first group of people which was at Tengani police getting a police report after they were allegedly stoned at Tengani railway station on their way back from a political rally.