Eastern Region Police have arrested Jones Tewesa, former driver to Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) commissioner Linda Kunje a day after Chief Resident Magistrate Court in Zomba issued a warrant of arrest for absconding a court proceeding.
Tewesa who was in company of his lawyer, Timothy Chirwa, was spotted at Zomba Chief Resident Magistrate Court premises where police effected the arrest.
Eastern Region Prosecution Officer Josophine Chigawa has said the court has set August 19, as the date it will deliver it’s judgement on the criminal reckless and negligence charges Tewesa and Kunje are answering after they allegedly blocked President Lazarus Chakwera convoy on the Zomba-Blantyre road on December 10, 2020.
