Supreme Court Throws Out Chimwendo Banda Appeal, Citing Prematurity

Supreme Court Throws Out Chimwendo Banda Appeal, Citing Prematurity

By Staff Reporter The Supreme Court of Malawi, sitting in Blantyre, has dismissed an appeal challenging the remand order of Richard Chimwendo Banda, delivering a sharp rebuke to what it described as a procedurally flawed and premature application. In a ruling that underscores the court’s intolerance for shortcuts in criminal procedure, Justice Dorothy Nyakaunda Kamanga upheld the State’s preliminary objections, agreeing that the appeal was impro…