The Senior Resident Magistrate Court in Mzuzu has sentenced an Indian National, Anand Mandivar, to three months imprisonment but suspended to three years for insulting Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) chairperson for the North, Happy Mhango.
Senior Resident Magistrate Godfrey Nyirenda has also ordered the convict to compensate the victim with K700,000 for calling him ‘a dog’.
It is reported that the two collided on Tuesday night at Kentam Mall in Mzuzu where they were trying to seek services from mobile money agent.
Tembo said that Mandivar reportedly wanted to bypass a queue to get the service and when Happy Mhango, a rights activist tried to discourage him.
2 hours ago
Racist bastard deport this idiot asap need to teach him a lesson and make an example out of this moron who the fuck does he think he is should have punched his lights out right there and then
Malawians in Mzuzu Boycott his business
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2 hours ago
You mean if I call a fellow Malawian ‘galu iwe’, the police will come for me? Someone called the president a joker and it was OK for the Activists. People have been calling each other mbuzi iwe, galu iwe for years. Why not just say to the Indian guy naweso galu.
Mzuzu Police Spokesperson Paul Tembo conformed of the arrest of mandivar.
It is reported that the two collided last night at Kentam Mall in Mzuzu where they were trying to seek services from mobile money agent.
Tembo said that Mandivar reportedly wanted to bypass a queue to get the service and when Happy Mhango, a rights activist tried to discourage him.
Police say the two exchanged words which found the suspect allegedly using the demeaning words.
The suspect has since been charged with using insulting language.
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The Senior magistrate court in Mzuzu has convicted a 32-year-old Indian national, Anand Mandivar, for insulting Human Rights Defenders Coalition(HRDC) official Happy Mhango , a ‘dog’ in public.
Mandivar pleaded guilty when he appeared before the court after his arrest.
Senior Resident Magistrate Godfrey Nyirenda convicted Mandivar on his won plea.
The court adjourned for sentencing in the afternoon.
The incident happened at Kentam Mall in Mzuzu where the two were seeking services from a mobile phone operator.
According to Mzuzu police spokesperson, Paul Tembo, the suspect did not want to join the queue but rather to bypass everyone.
The development angered those who were on the queue and o Mhango who was among the group of people on the queue told the Indian national to respect the people who had queued.