By Esnart Chingwalu

The State on Monday paraded three witnesses in a case involving politician-cum activist Bon Kalindo who is being accused of publishing a false statement.

Kalindo allegedly told anti-government protesters in Mangochi in December last year that former Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament Clement Chiwaya was murdered at Parliament Building in Lilongwe.

The first state witness, Assistant Commissioner of Police Superintendent George Njali said he was at the scene of the demonstrations with his fellow officers where he heard Kalindo uttering the false statement.

Another witness, Superintendent Lawrence Gondwe, Officer in Charge Responsible for Fire Arms and Ballistics at Malawi Police Service, said the pistol which was found beside Chiwaya’s body was tested and proved to have been used by Chiwaya to take his life.

Criminal Investigation Officer Melvin M’bweza, said investigations and postmortem results conducted by Lilongwe Central Hospital revealed that Chiwaya sustained traumatic brain injury seconded by head shot.

Kalindo’s lawyer, Gilbert Khonyongwa told YFM online that the case is going the way they have been expected.

“There is nothing that has been said strange and we anticipated the same testimonies have been given today however we are waiting the four other state witnesses,” Khonyongwa said.

Senior assistant commissioner of police officer in charge, Levison Mangani expressed his satisfaction at the pace of the case.

“We are happy today because we have paraded three witnesses to the case and we hope that the four witnesses will be finalized the day at which the case will be proceeding,” Mangani said.

The matter has been adjourned to March 28 this year where among others, the state will parade four more witnesses.