High Court Judge Chifundo Kachale sitting at Lilongwe has convicted six police officers in relation to the death of Buleya Lule, who died whilst in custody.
The six, Paul Chipole, Ikram Malata, Richard Kalawire, Innocent Lwanda, Maxwell Mbuzi and Abel Maseya have been convicted of murder.
The court has also acquitted former Police Commissioner Evelista Goodwin Mvula, Steven Mashonga, Warren Joshua Mashonga and Chifundo Chiwambo who were answering various charges ranging from murder and causing grievous bodily harm.
Justice Kachale has set January 8 2025 as a date for sentencing.
Buleya was found dead in a police cell at Lilongwe Police Station on the morning of 21 February 2019 and an inquiry report by Malawi Human Rights Commission implicated the 13 police officers on the case.
