Musician Mwiza Chavura is yet to be released on bail following his arrest on Friday.
The artist was arrested for releasing a song that promotes rape and was charged with producing obscene materials, which is contrary to Section 179 (1) (a) of the Penal Code.
His application for bail was brought before a magistrates’ court in Lilongwe on Tuesday and the court said it will deliver its ruling on Thursday.
During the hearing, a police prosecutor said investigations of the case could take 10 days since they would involve getting a consent from the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
The police prosecutor Cecilia Zangazanga added that investigators would need to get hold of the equipment used to produce the Ndizakupanga Rape song hence Chavura would derail investigations if released on bail.
But one of Chavura’s four lawyers Nicely Msowoya argued that the artist faces a fine if found guilty so keeping him in custody is not justified.
He also suggested that the state did not show that investigations would not be possible when Chavura is released.
“So, in the event that there is a possibility that the release of the accused person will not prejudice investigations, the law says there should not be any reason to keep the accused person in custody,” Msowoya said.
Chavura’s song caused controversy and was condemned by various quarters after it was uploaded on a music sharing site. The censorship board in Malawi has since banned the song.
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Koma Chavula ameneyi alibe m’bale Ku chipani chotsutsa??Sindikuona nkhan yomunzuzra..Mavuto ndi ambir paMalawi pano.Osataya nthaw ndizmenez chonde.
Government of Malawi is puss!
Mmalo molimbana ndi milandu yeni yeni worthy,,,,zaziiiii
Ndiye moyo umenewo, anthu a milandu ing’onoing’ono ndamene akuzunzidwa mpaka kumakanidwa bail, pamene anthu oipitsitsa ngati chaponda bail akutenga pompopompo
Meanwhile Chaponda and Muhura are free! Tionana 2019. MCP boma!
Eeee konaobachimanga ndi amaene amawa tulutsa mwachangu kuti akabenso china
ANACHITA CHOBAYA NGATI NKHUMBA…WAS A SONG TALKING ABOUT BRUTAL MURDER..NOBODY GOT ARRESTES..FROMA BUSINESS POINT OF VIEW..BANNING THE SONG OR ARRESTIG THE ARTIST GIVE IT FAME POPULARITY AND ALSO A FINANCIAL STAMINA..ALL BANNED INCREASE VALUE WHILST THEY ARE BANNES..LIKE PROSTITUTION..ALSO THE SINGER CAN NOW GO AND SEEK ASYLUM IN USA WHERE THEREA ARTIST FREEDOM..IM GLAD U ALL SAY IT WAS A SONG..IF IT WAS A FACEBOOK STATUS OR JUST A STATEMENT THEN IR IS NOT ART..FILMS..BOOKS..MUSIC..TALK ABOUT IMAGINERY THING..HOW MANY CHINESE KARATE FILMS HAVE WE WATCHED SHOWING BRUTALITY MURDER ..HOW MANY HILLYWOOD MOVIES HAVE WE WATCHED SHOWING CRIME AND FIGHTING..WAR..DEALTH…NOBODY SHOULD GET ARRESTED FOR THE ARTISTIC CONTENT OF THEIR PRODUCTION. MALAWIANS SPEND MONEY BUYING NIGERIAN FILMS JUST TO WATCH CRIMES AND STUFF..IT DOESNT MEAN THE FILM IS ENCOURAGING CRIME..RAMBO.1 AND 2 FILMS DIDNT ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO TAKE ARMS AND FIGHT THE ARMY. WARNING AND RATING OF SUCH ARTIST MATERIAL IS ALL WE NEED..NOBODY WOULD WANT TO GO AND LISTEN TO A SONG THAT TALKS ABOUT RAPING WOMEN BECAUSE THAT WVIL AMD SICK..HOWEVER THE ARTIST AHOULD BE FREE TO WRITE A FILM OR BOOK OR SONG ABOUT RAPE..WE SHOULD BE FREE TO CHOOSE TO WATCH IT OR LISTEN TO OT THATS DEMOCRACY.
Leave music to Musicians otherwise you all copy cats gonna end up jail.There are censorship Laws all over the world osangoti mwakhuta Mkalabongo and you think you can sing.Ngati Town yavuta you better go kumudzi kumakatsakula Ku Manda!!
My poor Malawi arresting innocent people while those embezzling government resources are walking freely
mtima oti ndipatendipate suchedwa Kupata bala
As of now K90 Billion has been stolen under DPP according to audit report ..these are the people that should be in custody… they have to be prosecuted. Free Chavura and those concerned with cash gate in.
Za zii wat did chavura commit kungomumanga munthu without a reason masende anu.
Zachamba BC kma achina chaponda ndy kuwapasa bail??? Munthu kungoyimba song kumukaniza bail??? Dziko liri mmanja mwa agalu indeed
Can’t u just advise him what sing, counsel him.
Malawi,,zomangirana za ziii
Ali kuti amamuikila kumbuyo aja…..uli wekha wekha pa shamba