RE: ARRESTS OF LAWYERS

... mmh... in any event, officers of the Court, I guess... ?
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From: mandala mambulasa
Sent: 30/06/2012, 21:25
To: malawi_lawsociety@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: ARRESTS OF LAWYERS




Are the lawyers members of MLS?



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On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 2:19 AM PKT Moses Nkhono wrote:

>Hmmmmmmmmmm, zovuta kukomenta izi!! One would just say I was there and am here!! Watch de space.
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> From: DAVIS NJOBVU <njobvudavis@yahoo.com>
>To: maloya maloya <malawi_lawsociety@googlegroups.com>
>Sent: Friday, 29 June 2012, 12:58
>Subject: ARRESTS OF LAWYERS
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>Colleagues,Bwanas and Donas
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>I remember just before the abrupt change of Government earlier in the year, the Law Society protested loudly after a couple of lawyers were arrested.The Government then said the arrests were non political and instead,alleged certain offences which the people involved apparently had committed.
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>The Malawi Law Society made statements,convened meetings and passed resolutions for full throttle action to stop what were then perceived to be attacks on the noble profession and wanton violations of human rights.As i said above,this was despite repeated pronouncements by the Government then that they had nothing to do with the arrests.
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>As a Society then we seemed to possess an ability to see through the veil often used by politicians to dress unconstitutional and unacceptable conduct to achieve their own selfish and mostly wicked goals.Needless to say, our voice as a Society was heard far and wide and in the scheme of things, we can proudly count ourselves as being amongst the bright embers that boiled the evil pot ceaselessly and mercilessly till all its contents evaporated...and the pot itself melted!
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>It is now June 2012,a new Government is in power...I pick up the newspaper and I read about arrests of certain prominent individuals.Just as in February 2012, explanations are given that these individuals are suspected of certain offences committed against the people of the Republic of Malawi....very well.
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>Howeve, I disturbed when I hear strong reports that both these people are holding offices which other persons are interested in entrusting to their persons or kinsmen.
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>I am also disturbed when I see that both of these persons are lawyers
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>Where are the statements from the Law Society,where are the meetings and where the resolutions?Where are the human rights activists,where the defenders of our Constitution?
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>Mine is a call to all who are currently holding office in our Society and to all the members that we always ought to be vigilant,true to ourselves and consistent in our actions regardless of climate and interests.
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>I will end with a simple caption found on a local bottle of chilli...'abale samalani'!
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>If anybody wants a lawyer to arrest propose my name.
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>Regards
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>Davis Njobvu
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