The United Nations has issued a stern warning against Malawians who indulge in mob justice against suspected thieves, saying they will face the law.
Cécile Pouilly, spokesperson for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights says Malawian authorities should act quickly to identify and prosecute those involved in the killings.
She added by calling on government to compensate victims of the atrocious acts.
“We urge the authorities to address the root causes of these attacks and to launch an awareness campaign to encourage people to report crimes to the police, rather than to take justice into their own hands,” said Pouilly.
The UN has also commended President Peter Mutharika for condemning the unlawful acts but expressed concern that his government is not doing more to support the Malawi Police in their fight against mob.
Cases of mob justice have been on the increase over the past two months with nine separate incidents recorded.
Last week, a mob stormed a police station and took a man who was wrongly accused of murder out of his cell and killed him in Dedza.
In another case, seven people who were found in possession of human bones were attacked and burned alive by an angry mob in Nsanje.
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What about those big thieve involve in cashgate killing aperson in such case is not asolution but adding aproblem to aproblem find other way. Not killing aperson don’t act as if u are at the moon while on earth so what about big crime you make u peole. Iam not supporting thieve but saying to stop killing them.
UN u cant be concerned about thugs and thieves in Malawi,be concern what happening around the world thousands and millions of people are dying,some are been displaced by war around the world,and you busy concerned abt the thugs,u need to come into yo senses plz.
I GREATLY URGE THE “UN” NOT TO SAY THIS AGAIN! IF YOU THINK WE ARE FOOLS THEN FUCK YOU AND FUCK USA AND FUCK ISRAEL
UN is an umbrella organisation that has many branches e.g UNHCR, UNAID, UNESCO, UN bra bra bra. Which branch has said this? Wat is there interest? Is it to safeguard the rights of the robbers/thieves who commit crimes in broad day light and once caught and brought to the corrupt law enforcers are set free within 24 hrs- u actually c them walking freely in the neighbourhood they (thieves) have terrorised! Malawian citizenly have rights to life as well as security! Or else UN whatever branch shd school us if there’s any new decralation on rights of hardcore criminals to continue terrorising the community and let scot free!! Otherwise the Sharia law is more logical in such cases than the rest if peace and is to be maintained in a country such as my beautiful Malawi! I rest my case!
its something pathetic to malawi as a nation .we are spoiling our good reputation .remember we are God fearing country ,therefore we need to observe Gods commandment ” do not commit murder ” do not go astray my fell malawian .if we caught this culplits lets hand them to police
kwanu kunabwerapo akuba inu? Dikiran akazabwera tzawone.We are against God’s commandiments
Go away devil ur time iz over
But they should kill us, and it will be ok, not so? UN? Think deep.
1.Tell thieves to stop stealing and killing owners first. 2.Go and stop killing of i.innocent black Americans in America.
Don’t blame the public, it’s total collapse and failure of Malawi’s Justice system and corruption