Kamlepo, Makande acquitted: Judge orders immediate release | Malawi news
Zomba High Court Judge, Godfrey Mwase, has acquiited convicted opposition politicians, Hopmally Makande of UDF and Malawi Democratic Party (MDP) president Kamlepo Kalua (pictured) in an appeal ruling delivered on Friday.
The two politicians were convicted by Chief Magistrate for Zomba, Nyakwawa Usiwa Usiwa and sentenced to 22 months imprisonment with hard labour for “proposing violence” and uttering “seditious words” at the launch of UDF campaign ahead of the May 19 elections in Mangochi.
Sourced from: Nyasatimes
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