The Daily Times newspaper has revealed that the 26 individuals have summoned the Human Rights Defenders Coalition to court, following damage to property worth K545,802,450 that was destroyed during the anti-Jane Ansah demonstrations.
According to Daily Times, one individual alone has claimed a that about a fifth of the amount above, was his property. “Dennis Moyo also claims in the summons that property worth K150 million was damaged at his house during the demonstrations” says the headlining news.
Recently The HRDC has posted a circular to High Commissioners of Zambia, Tanzania, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, notifying the states that the next demonstrations that are aimed to take place at border posts and airports, will be peaceful.
The circular, cosigned by HDRC Chairpersons from Northern, Southern, Central and Eastern regions, has outlined that the inconveniencing demonstrations are aimed at exerting pressure on Malawi Government, to relieve Justice Jane Ansah of her post as the Chairperson of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC). Currently, the demos are dated to start on Wednesday to Friday.