A Human rights organisation has expressed worry over the sentence given to former Malawi Deputy Minister of Agriculture Ellock Maotcha Banda saying it is too lenient and has urged prosecution team to appeal for a stiffer punishment.
Director of Umunthu Foundation David Odali said six years is too lenient for abduction since the offender is a former lawmaker and he is supposed to be a very good example to society.
He added that Maotcha Banda knew what he was doing when committing the crime and a stiffer sentence would have also deterred potential offenders.
“Abduction is a serious crime and attracts a penalty of more than six years but all the same we think conviction itself is very significant,” said Odali
Maotcha who is also a former Member of Parliament for Machinga Central abducted a 17 year old girl early last year and he will serve his 6 year sentence at Zomba Maximum prison.
Child abduction is a serious offence in Malawi as per Child Rights and Protection Act which attracts a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment with hard labour.
Ndiyemweyonso anaombera ndi kupha munthu @machinga east
Kwaine chilangochi nchachikulu potengera kuti nsungwanayo ndiwamkulu,ankadziwa chomwe amachita,anagwirizana simwana ameneyo.
They suppoz to giv him 14yrs in jail,chitsiru chachabe chimenecho
Inuyo kapangen appeal, zafodya basi
Wha t was the isue? Sidazitsate,wat did hm? Wina atandibenthulra plz
Awa kaya ndi maloya awowa koma akutilakwira these people were the ones who were supposed to receive stiff punishment…. zandibowa
Chinkazichonso chilangidwe ndi stiffer punishment
Guys nde a kuti 17 years child. Zoona a 17 years old person mukanene kuti child. Wamkulu ameneyo. Amazimva zomwe amapanga.
#tionge jere ndiwe munthu wazeru kwambiri ndayambira dzulo kupnga like ma commet ako ayi ndithu uli bho
YES THATS GUD , ATLEAST TEN WIL DO
A human rights ndinu opusa kwambiri.. Boma kuti limange wamathanyula apa mumati likuphwanya ufulu wa anthu. Apolice awombere ndikupha mbamva mukuti alakwa. Inu mungosiya boma lipange shaliya basi.
Uwauze ahuman rights wo kuti atsekule ma court awo kuti adzizenga milandu anthu oterewa.
It seems people dont understand what is written here,,read again guyz
hahahaha zoona bwana anthuwa sakumvetsa kk
Th man is being punishd for nothng bcs it seems they AGREED T MARRY.Men in trouble.
Mukanamupha basi koma popeza mbamva za cashgate mukuzipatsa chilango choposa wakuba bakha ameneyo mutayeni.
Oooooh coz anali mp zomwezi apange munthu opanda mbiri nzaka 14
oh inu ahuman right mukufuna kut anthu azipanga mkhalidwe umeneu et ndinu opusa kwambiri
human rights group or bare footed human rights group?, i like sentence given to him….ifeso tili ndi ana akadzi…..mbooo zao….stupid.
akhoti taganizai boo mangani acash gate tiwo
Me too!, am not happy with Maotcha sentence..Instead of punishing those who are involvd in cashgate scandal,, Holly ghost fireee!!!!!
Monga aZINENA zomwe ministry of education yachita kuma needy students.. akunena za anthu a ndalama kale awa.. iyeyo amapangiranj zmenezo