Lilongwe — The fraud charges slapped on two key figures leading post-election protests in Malawi have been dismissed as a ploy to intimidate anti-government activists.
Police arrested Gift Trapence, Vice Chairman of the Human Rights Defenders Coalition, and McDonald Sembereka, a member of the coalition, following days of demonstrations after the disputed election which were held on May 21.
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