{"id":3802,"date":"2011-07-19T21:50:24","date_gmt":"2011-07-19T21:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.faceofmalawi.com\/?p=3802"},"modified":"2011-07-19T21:50:24","modified_gmt":"2011-07-19T21:50:24","slug":"bishop-joseph-zuza-has-condemned-the-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.faceofmalawi.com\/index.php\/2011\/07\/19\/bishop-joseph-zuza-has-condemned-the-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"Bishop Joseph Zuza has condemned the violence"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Head of Catholic church in Malawi, Bishop Joseph Zuza has condemned the violence unleashed by ruling DPP thugs in the commercial city Blantyre on Tuesday. The gang of machete-wielding youths took to the streets in DPP branded vehicles and stopped at several points, got out their vehicles\u00a0and sharpened their pangas. \u201cIt\u2019s scary. They have literally blocked the main road and are sharpening their knives right on the tarmac and threatening everyone,\u201d a bank executive, who did not want to be named, told Reuters. Bingu\u2019s Young cadets wileding machetes Eye witness report said they chanted the now familiar DPP war-cry in Malawi\u2019s lingua franca, Chichewa: \u201c Onyoza boma sagona, timpweteka ! (\u201cThose opposing government will not sleep, we will deal with them!\u201d) They also savagely attacked a Mandasi seller who appeared to have made\u201crude\u201d remarks against the threats. \u00a0 Fresh reports indicate another vehicle belonging to an NGO Torch Trust has been attacked today in Blantyre, its windows smashed. Bishop Zuza condemned the violent attacks. \u00a0 \u201cThese are not promoting peace and love,\u201d said Bishop Zuza, head of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi. \u00a0 \u201cWe have stressed the importance o peaceful dialogue,\u201d he added. \u00a0 Zuza said authorities must respect the rights of those taking part in peaceful protests. \u201cIf they want to demonstrate let them be done peaceful,\u201d he said. \u00a0 The demonstrations are to protest alleged lack of good governance, human rights, scarcity of fuel, scarcity of forex and drugs in hospitals. \u00a0 Amnesty International has also added its voice on the matter. \u00a0 \u201cPresident Mutharika\u2019s government must allow the planned peaceful demonstrations to go ahead without imposing unjustified restrictions on Malawians\u2019 internationally guaranteed human rights,\u201d said Michelle Kagari, Amnesty International\u2019s Africa Deputy Director. \u00a0 \u201cGiven the Malawian government\u2019s recently increased intolerance of dissenting voices, violent suppression of peaceful protests is a real concern.\u201d \u00a0 \u201cThe police must respect the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and stick to international principles for policing protests. If the protests become violent, they must only use the minimum force necessary to quell the violence.\u201d \u00a0 The protesters include a wide swath of civil society activists encompassing students, human rights groups and religious organizations.\u2014( Reporting by Green Muheya, Nyasa Times )<\/p>\n

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