Wapona Kita Says His Clients Were "Inhumanly Degraded" BKita says Mphwiyo Suspects Being "Inhumanly Degraded" For Being Walked From Police to Court

• Dauka Manondo and Robert Kadzuwa were walked in handcuffs almost 300 metres from police to court 

• They feel they have been inhuman degraded

Dauka Manondo and Robert Kadzuwa in handcuffs

Meeting a police officer walking a handcuffed suspect to court is not strange among Malawians, but in a surprising way, lawyer, Wapona Kita representing Dauka Manondo and Robert Kadzuwa answering the case of attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder of former budget director Paul Mphwiyo, has described an approximately 300 metre walk to court which police had on Wednesday with his two clients currently under police custody as "inhumanly degraded" act by law enforcers.

The lawyer complained before Justice Michael Mtambo who is presiding Mphwiyo shooting case that his clients, Dauka Manondo and Robert Kadzuwa currently in police custody have been "Inhumanly degraded" for being walked from Area 3 Police Station to the High Court which is approximately 300 metre distance.

"My Lord, the two accused persons currently under police custody have been walked from Area 3 Police Station up to here. And the accused therefore feel have been inhumanly degraded by being walked such a distance while in handcuffs. Police have vehicles and were supposed to use them to transport the suspects." He said

In earlier response on the matter by Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Mary Kachale said this emanated from transportation problem with police.

But after some discussions, the court reached to the compromise that there is no problem to walk Manondo and Kadzuwa from Area 3 Police station as the distance is short but police should make sure that the suspects are taken to court in good time.

Later when the court resumed sitting after a short suspension another problem was raised by the two suspects, Dauka Manondo and Robert Kadzuwa for being brought in the court almost 30 minutes after the court began proceedings yet this time were being kept temporarily  at a suspects waiting shelter just few blocks away from the High Court. 

Seem concerned with the complaint, Justice Mtambo asked DPP to make explanation of the reasons why the two suspects missed part of the court proceedings yet were just few blocks away from the court.  

DPP's explanation was that police at the waiting shelter had man power problem whereby very few police officers were tasked to monitor suspects kept at the shelter and those responsible for taking suspects to courts were not available. 

But Kachale further committed to speak with police officer in charge to make sure that there should be personnel's responsible for taking suspects answering their charges at high court and others responsible for taking suspects answering charges in magistrate court in order to minimise issues similar to what has happened to Dauka Manondo and Robert Kadzuwa.