December 16, 2020 Zawadi Chilunga- Nyasa Times 51 Comments
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Commissioner Linda Kunje has entered a plea of “not guilty” to charges the State levelled against her for allegedly obstructing President Lazarus Chakwera’s convoy on Thursday.
Kunje together with her driver Tewesa (in handcuffs) captured at court
Kunje, who handed herself to police on Monday after the Eastern Region Police Headquarters in Zomba launched a manhunt for her, took the plea when she appeared before Zomba senior resident magistrate court on Tuesday.
She is charged alongside her driver John Tewesa.
The State slapped the two with a charge of reckless and neglect act, contrary to Section 246 (a) of the Penal Code as read with Section 21 (c) of the Penal Code.
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December 14, 2020 Zawadi Chilunga - Nyasa Times 46 Comments
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) commissioner Linda Kunje has said she is not hiding and there is no need for Malawi Police to blow out of proportion that they are hunting to arrest her for allegedly obstructing President Lazarus Chakwera’s convoy on Thursday.
Kunje: Section 64 is crosscutting-Photo by Jordan Simeon-Phiri
Eastern Region Police spokesperson Joseph Sauka said Kunje defied traffic police orders to stop her vehicle paving way for Chakwera’s convoy
The presidential convoy was heading to Zomba from Blantyre.
On Friday, police arrested Kunje’s driver John Tewesa on the matter and Police said they raided Kunje’s house in Lilongwe and hotels but could not find the MEC Commissioner.
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