Malawi: Bail, Hospital Orders and Heavy Charges - MCP Leaders Face Turbulent Court Battles in Lilongwe

Malawi: Bail, Hospital Orders and Heavy Charges - MCP Leaders Face Turbulent Court Battles in Lilongwe

Malawi's courts on Monday became the latest battlefield in a fast-escalating political and legal storm involving top figures of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), as separate rulings exposed the gravity--and complexity--of cases facing the opposition leadership.

Court Grants Bail to Vitumbiko Mumba and Jessie Kabwila

he Senior Resident Magistrate’s Court in Lilongwe has granted bail to Vitumbiko Mumba and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) spokesperson Jessie Kabwila, who are facing charges of spreading false news likely to cause public confusion. The court ordered the two to pay a bail bond of K1 million each and to report to the police once every fortnight. The case is scheduled to return to court on January 28 next year. Face of Malawi will keep you updated…

Chimwendo remanded to prison as Mumba, Kabwila get bail

It was a day of mixed fortunes for the erstwhile governing Malawi Congress Par ty (MCP) yesterday as its secretary general Richard Chimwendo Banda was remanded to prison while two other officials were granted court bail. Chief resident magistrate Austin Banda yesterday ordered that Chimwendo Banda, accused of attempted murder, should be remanded to prison but be first taken to a hospital of his choice for medical examination. In a related develo…

Bail, Hospital Orders and Heavy Charges: MCP Leaders Face Turbulent Court Battles in Lilongwe - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi

Malawi’s courts on Monday became the latest battlefield in a fast-escalating political and legal storm involving top figures of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), as separate rulings exposed the gravity—and complexity—of cases facing the opposition leadership. At the Lilongwe Senior Resident Magistrate’s Court, Vitumbiko Mumba and MCP spokesperson Jessie Kabwila were granted bail in a […] The post Bail, Hospital Orders and Heavy Charges: MCP Leade…