LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Secretary General Richard Chimwendo Banda will remain in police custody as he awaits a ruling from High Court Judge Mzondi Mvula on his bail application.
It means Chimwendo will spend Christmas in cell unless the court grants him bail by close of business today.
The bail application came up for hearing today at the High Court, where lawyers representing Chimwendo Banda presented their arguments, while the State also responded.
After hearing submissions from both sides, the court adjourned the matter for a ruling.
The judge indicated that the ruling will be delivered via email once it is ready.
During today’s court bail proceedings, State lawyer Dzikondianthu Malunda has asked the court not to release Richard Chimwendo Banda, arguing that the applicant is a person of influence and is capable of influencing or intimidating witnesses, thereby jeopardizing the case.
Chimwendo Banda’s lawyer George Kadzipatike has asked the court to release his client, arguing that the State has so far failed to formally charge
him.
Kadzipatike adds that the client is not a flight risk and is currently admitted at the hospital, where he is receiving medical treatment.
The MCP SG is accused of attempting to kill Frank Chiwanda in 2022 in Dowa.
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