Malawi Democracy Group Warns Against Political Victimization - Hands Off Fdh Bank, Lawyers

The People's Alliance on Democracy (Pade) has warned the the new administration of President Lazarus Chakwera against arbitrary arrests and victimization of perceived political enemies, saying such a path would affect the administration's efforts to heal a broken nation.

"Malawi faces numerous social, political and economic challenges. However, it seems there is an unwritten rule that every new government that comes in place in Malawi after national elections must victimize anyone or any organization or businesses perceived to have worked with the predecessor government. Instead of concentrating on improving the current political, social and economic situation, the new MCP's Dr. Lazarus Chakwera and Tonse Alliance partners' administration is quickly preoccupied with persecuting perceived political enemies.

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