Malawian Opposition Activist Manice Dawood Arrested

Manice Dawood

Malawian opposition activist Manice Dawood is due to appear in court after being detained at the airport in the capital, Lilongwe, on Tuesday, journalist Peter Jegwa Kumwenda reports.

She was on her way to the US where she is based.

Ms Dawood is a member of the new opposition United Transformation Movement (UTM), which was recently launched by Vice-President Saulos Chilima after he left the governing party.

President Peter Mutharika has warned that he has heard enough from his critics and has promised to act.

Ms Dawood appears to have fallen victim to this, but the charges against her have not been confirmed, Kumwenda reports.

President Mutharika is due to run for re-election next year.





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