Malawi government set a precedent when it paid K3 billion to Leston Mulli owned firms as compensation costs of property damaged during the July 20 2011 demonstrations and it will be double-standards to push costs of post-elections demonstrations to be borne by organisers, critics have observed.
UTM Party president Saulos Chilima first observed this at a political rally he held in Mangochi on Sunday and Constitutional law expert from Chancellor College, Edge Kanyongolo, has added his voice, saying pushing organisers to shoulder the cost of demonstrations, government is being hypocritical.
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