Lilongwe Senior Resident Magistrate Wanangwa Nyirenda has granted bail to Joshua Chisa Mbele and other human rights activists who were arrested last Friday.

Magistrate Nyirenda said the bail was granted after the state did not object on bail application by the accused and following all arguments from both parties of defence and complainant the bail has been granted.

On the bail conditions each of the six has been asked to separately provide K200 thousand Cash bond, two reliable and traceable sureties bonded at K500 thousand.

The six have also been ordered to surrender travelling documents and to report to Central West police headquarters every fortnight.