Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has said the main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) will be held responsible for death and injuries on its staff who are going to various district councils to meet presiding officers in the ongoing presidential election court case.

According to information source by this publication, MEC lawyers led by Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale are meeting presiding officers to ask them to explain as to why they sent duplicate result sheets and they force them to sign new documents.

Due to this development, MCP on July 13, 2019 issued a statement calling on Malawians to be vigilant towards and apprehend MEC lawyers and staff that have been going around meeting presiding officer.

On Sunday MCP supporters stormed Kasungu District Council and disrupted the meeting between MEC lawyers and presiding officers.

MCP supporters assaulted regal advisor for MEC and he was rescued by police officers.

In view of this, MEC through its Director of Media Sangwani Mwafulirwa on Sunday issued a statement condemning the conduct of MCP supporters.
“The public should know that MEC lawyers and staff are meeting presiding officers to prepare for affidavits for the on-going court case. No presiding officer has been requested, forced or induced with money to sign for a new election results sheet or form as alleged in the statement issued by the MCP.

“The truth of the matter is that MEC lawyers and staff are in the process of preparing documents demanded by courts in defence of the action taken by the Commission in the declaration of the presidential results of the 2019 TPE currently under dispute, ” reads in part the statement.
Added the statement: “The Commission would therefore like to express its disappointment with this careless statement as it has created animosity and endangered the lives and property of MEC staff. There are now threats issued to MEC staff from several quarters following this very careless and irresponsible statement.”