Revealed: The reason why Govt. denies death penalty on albino attackers


Peter Mutharika

…Mutharika could be arrested

Peter Mutharika
Fears trouble after office :Mutharika

The Malawi Government has insisted that it will not reintroduce death sentence despite calls by different individuals and other non-governmental organizations to implement the penalty on all albino killers.

Government’s spokesperson Patricia Kaliati said that it is impossible to start using the death penalty now although there is increased cases of albinos being killed.

She said one day President Peter Mutharika will be out of his position and they don’t want to see him being questioned by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for approving death penalty.

Kaliati who is also minister of Information Communication Technology and Civic Education claimed that there is no president in the world who has implemented the death sentence hence there is no need to start using it in Malawi.

“There is no president who has implemented the death penalty. There are a number of things which we can do to get rid of these killings and we feel it is better to implement the life imprisonment than death penalty,” said Kaliati.

Patricia Kaliati
Kaliati: Human rights bodies do not want death penalties.

The spokesperson further said that they are happy with the life imprisonment sentence which is so far the most painful sentence to people found guilty of killing people with albinos.

She then disclosed that government has selected some specific prosecutors and judges to be hearing cases of crimes against people with albinism.

Earlier this month, the Mzuzu High Court sentenced Samson Kaomba to life imprisonment with hard labour for being found guilty of killing a person with albinism.

There was a demo today in Lilongwe-where a call to government to consider adopting death penalty on albino attackers.

 

263 thoughts on “Revealed: The reason why Govt. denies death penalty on albino attackers

  1. The police & investigations I know would have exposed the albino killers a long time ago. This delay and lack of seriousness on the part of law enforcers only shows that somebody up there is benefiting from the dirty business. Why not using those arrested or convicted to trace all involved and the market? This is a shame to the Government and whoever is involved in law enforcement especially the police.

  2. the thing z :the president has given an indirect nod for the death penalty on albino killers only that he cant say that publicly for fear of being prosecuted afta out of office,,,, do u think the police or the govt would ask those pple who hav done mob justice as to why they hav done so???,,, let the killers be killed aswel and u will c that not one wi b persecuted,,, the president z just afraid of life afta exit from office once he declares the legalisation publicly and officially,,, i thus support the govt

  3. oimba anati piter sa ngakhale bingu ndipo kutali sangakwanise kukakhala kuphunzila ndikwakwe nanga ife timaja kuphunzila

  4. Mumoyo mwanga sindinapemphelepo wina aliyense zoyipa but i trust God kuti amawona ndiposo samafuna ana ake azidandaula or kuvutika tiyeni tipemphelele anzathu ama albinowa and muwone zomwe ambuye achite kwa anthu okupha ma albinowa lets just try

  5. To say, the truth! Okupha naye akuenera kuphedwa! Nde ngat APM sakuvomereza poopela kuzamangdwa mtsogolo, then an2wo tikaagwira tizingochuna tokha! Chfukwa sizoona kut mun2 wazimitsa mzake azkaseva life imprisonment as if azkadyako zake! Nanga azkapatsdwa, #chakudya_mankhwala_etc zochokera mmisonkho ya ifeyonso omwe watpherafe! Mayaz THINK WISELY!!! NAYENSO AZIME BAAS!!!

  6. Not surprised, once this death penalty is given greenlight it will backfire because the people calling for death penalty will be against it tomorrow leaving the government his people in trouble. Pajatu chikadza tonse timapwetekeka. Mob Justice will prevail.

  7. Not surprised, once this death penalty is given greenlight it will backfire because the people calling for death penalty will be against it tomorrow leaving the government his people in trouble. Pajatu chikadza tonse timapwetekeka. Mob Justice will prevail.

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