The Machinga Second Grade Magistrate Court has sentenced three men to nine months in jail for being found with five bags of charcoal.
The three convicts are Friday Matchani aged 50, Kenneth Saveya, 35, and Kaunda Wailesi aged 42. They were convicted for being found in possession of forest produce without a permit which is contrary to section 68 of Forest Act.
When presenting facts in court, Prosecutor Rodrick Kamuona told the court that on 20th October 2016, the Department of Forest conducted a joint operation with police officers in protected areas within Machinga.
Whilst on duty they managed to arrest three suspects who were trafficking charcoal without a permit.
The prosecutor said Matchaya and Saveya were found with two bags each while Wailesi was found with one bag.
Kamuona asked the court to impose stiffer punishment to the convicts for they are contributing to climate change due to wanton cutting down of trees for charcoal making.
During mitigation all the convicts prayed for a light punishment such as community service punishment or fine for they are all bread winners.
When passing judgement, Second Grade Magistrate Maxwell Boazi concurred with the prosecutor that being found in possession of forest produce is a serious offence and that the three are contributing to climate change therefore he slapped them to nine months imprisonment with hard labor (IHL) without option of a fine.
Friday Matchani hails from Mpamanda village T/A Malemia Zomba, Keneth Saveya is from Makina Village T/A Kaduya Phalombe while Kaunda Wailesi hails from Matupa village Traditional Authority Chamba Machinga
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Th jdge must be undr th influence of somthng vry strong mxiiiiiuy
Mukulimbana ndi wamakara malo mokoza magets asamadule asamazime zime agalu inu apaseni ntchito athu
Malawi Courts are gud and veryswift on minor cases ithink major-ones are pending for jesus to rule.
Malawi Courts are gud and veryswift on minor cases ithink major-ones are pending for jesus to rule.
Zandikhuza kwambiri. A Forest onse amangidwenso chifukwa akalanda makalawo amakagulitsanso. Koma a Magistrate mwaganiza bwanji? Mukufuna kukondweretsa ndani?
Ku Malawi oba nkhuku amamangidwa kupita ku ndende pomwe oba ma billion aboma ndi mfulu. Lero wa makala akalowe ndende chifukwa chosowa omulankhulira . Ambuye kumwambako imvani kulira kwa ana anu , chitani chimodzimodzi monga mudachitira Paulo ndi Sila. Dziko lomwe mudatipatsali enatu akukhala ngati ndi obwera , ena nzika zenizeni. Ndi ndani adalirandira ndi manja ake kuchokera kwa inu ? Kundende kwadzaza a mphawi pomwe olemera ndi a mfulu amenewo ndiye malamulo a boma la Malawi .
uchitsilu weniweni, mudalephera kuugwira okupha albino, lero mukumanga amakala
Zikukanika bwanji kukhululuka bwana azanu akupangira mavuto simanyado awa! Think like human being! Paja sukulu simachotsa uchitsilu eti!!
Abale tiziphikila,chani poti tumaphikila,makala darily magesti kulibe ku malawi kuno,si bho chocho mwatilakwila,komaso amakalawa mwawalakwila
This is insane
Can justice not prevail please.if not chacoal,what else.inenso ndimagwilisa ntchito chacoal.zanditengeni.
KUSAGANIZA CHABE KUMENEKO MAGETSI AKUNGOZIMA NTHAWI ILIYONSE AKUFUNA TIZIPHIRA CHANI THINK TWICE
you judge , you must very stupidy, savange, barbalic judge, which penal code are you using, foolish,. I am aprison monger and i dnt care about thy nosense
Ndishi makawalala bana sila
Basoba vochiti seriouce
kkkkkkkkkkk go back to collage and start again usamanga big wa ku escom chifukwa chogwetsa gwetsa main switc ya mkula bwaaaa
Oh My God
Absolutely true,
The gvnt is failing to provide jobs for people thus y they are trying by all means to find money on them selves,.
Akusowa wowapatsa makofi boma lanthundu wanji lolimbana ndianthu osauka koma anthu oononga ziko ndiolemela omwewo ndingokupatsani ulemu titopakoma mutiziwa