Court stops 'anti-judiciary' demonstrations

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Court stops 'anti-judiciary' demonstrations

The High Court in Lilongwe has granted an injunction to John Kwenda and others, stopping a group of Malawians from conducting demonstrations today against alleged selective justice and injustice by the Judiciary in Malawi. Lawyer Gift Nankhumwa filed the application for the injunction on behalf of John Kwenda, James Ali, Dan Kamara and John Mbewe. […]

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