The Malawi Human Rights Commission, an independent constitutional body, has criticised the police for putting a human rights activist in solitary confinement and in leg irons for “merely exercising his rights”.
Sylvester Namiwa was arrested on a charge of organising an illegal demonstration.
He is the head of the Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiative and had lead demonstrations demanding an explanation on how a sensitive bill was brought to parliament without following procedures.
The bill in question sought to get parliament to authorise the government to borrow more than $115m (£84m) to build houses for police officers, prison warders and immigration officials.
Source: BBC
