By Prisca P. Mashushu

Lilongwe, September 17, MANA: Security expert Aubrey Kabisala has condemned mob justice in the country as it is against the laws of the country.

In an interview with Malawi news agency (MANA), Aubrey Kabisala emphasized that mob justice brings tremendous implications and destroys evidence of people committing crimes, hence denying natural justice that is given to offenders of the law to defend themselves.

“The participants of mob justice are also offending the law, which is also a challenge rather, people should avoid taking the laws into their own hands.

"People should be encouraged to report to police any misconduct that is happening in their perspective communities as one way of reducing issues of mob justice in the country,” Kabisala said.

He further said mob justice is not a solution for offenders of the law rather, people should allow them to follow the right procedures and obtain justice for both offenders of the law and the victims.

Meanwhile, Lucky Mbewe who is a social commentator said that everything is happening due to a lack of trust from the right stakeholders by the natives which is also a burden to people who seek justice from offenders of the law hence a need to build trust between people and lawmakers.

He further said that despite mob justice becoming rampant the Malawi police service and the courts of the nation are working tirelessly to bring justice to the victims and prevent mob justice in the nation.

“I would like to appeal to Malawians, to make sure to remember that capital punishment is not acceptable by the laws of the country and if anyone is misbehaving, allow the police to address the problem,” he said.