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Man kept in prison for 10 years after High Court judgment goes missing

Mar 09, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Mwale (Picture credit: Legal Aid Bureau) Mateyo Charles Mwale was arrested in 2013 for murder and the Malawi High Court concluded his trial in 2014 but the file containing the court judgment reportedly went missing… ...

20 murder suspects granted bail through camp court

Dec 19, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Twenty murder suspects, some of whom have been awaiting trial for five years, have been released on bail through a camp court that was set up by Legal Aid Bureau at Maula Prison in Lilongwe.… ...

Court acquits phone technician who was sentenced to 15 years in prison

Nov 17, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The High Court in Blantyre yesterday acquitted 38-year-old Lucius Moses who was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment with hard labour after a phone he sold was found to have been stolen during a burglary. According to… ...

Talking Blues: Half a loaf or none?

Sep 19, 2021 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

Danwood Chirwa “Our lawyers don’t even understand what pro bono means and have priced themselves out of reach from even the more than average Malawian. They have no business talking about their role in enhancing… ...

Govt urged to train more lawyers

Sep 14, 2021 Thula Chisamba 0 &

While dust refuses to settle on propositions that paralegals should be representing the poor masses in courts, other schools of thought are suggesting that the best solution to equal justice in the country is training… ...

Legal aid bureau seeks support

Apr 11, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The coun Legal Aid Bureau (LAB) has called for greater resource support to the Bureau, to ensure that all criminal defendants receive quality legal representation regardless of their financial circumstances. This is according to the… ...

Legal Aid Bureau to establish district offices

Aug 15, 2018 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

In a quest to bring its services to the citizenry, Legal Aid Bureau is set to establish district offices with Karonga being one of the districts to benefit from the initiative. The Bureau’s Public Relations… ...