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Dutch National Wim Akster Claims Malawi Police Forced False Confession in Sexual Abuse Trial

By Suleman Chitera
July 24, 2026
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By Mawa Kumaliopa BLANTYRE, Malawi – Dutch national Wim Akster, a former Finance Director at Timotheos Foundation, has told the Chief Resident Magistrate’s Court in Blantyre that police forced him to sign…

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