Political commentators have said the arrest of UTM director of youth Bon Kalindo on charges of inciting violence and insulting the President smacks of bias and persecution against opposition political figures.
Kalindo, who is also Mulanje West legislator, was arrested for alleged disorderly conduct and insulting the president allegedly at Balaka Police Station where two aides of Vice President Saulos Chilima were detained last weekend.
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