Malawi government is set to introduce a
set of laws that would render life, in one way or another, interesting for
its citizens.
While no country wants its citizens to be idle, disorderly, or drunkards who
cause nuisance in any public sphere, the Malawi is reportedly set to make a
set of behaviours punishable by law. |
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The Bingu wa Mutharika led administration is to introduce a raft of
legislation that seeks to criminalize an everyday natural occurrence of
“passing gas” with the intention to “mould responsible and disciple
citizens”
The bill, reports say, also seeks to punish “any person disturbing religious
assemblies, trespassing on burial places," or "insulting the modesty of a
woman".
However, John Tembo, leader of the southern African country’s opposition, is
quoted saying that “the establishment of a kangaroo like court will not be
ideal for a democracy (...) Its tactic and the people of this country cannot
in fairness appreciate the integrity of this proposal (…) I don’t think
today in a multi party state we can have too parallel courts system,” Tembo
is quoted saying.
The Local Courts Bill of 2010, according to Malawi media reports, is to be
presented in the forthcoming Parliament sitting by Minister of Justice,
George Chaponda. The bill, reports say, also deals with citizens who hinder
the burial of dead bodies as well as people who pretend to be fortune
tellers.
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