Inmates at Nkhunga Police Station in Dwangwa are having their right to privacy violated as the station has no female holding cell.<\/p>\n
The station only has one cell for male suspects and keeps female suspects in the corridor to the male cell. The cell for males has no door, a situation that enables the male suspects to see everything in the corridor where female suspects are kept.<\/p>\n
The station\u2019s Officer-in-Charge, Grinton Mitayi, said the inmates also share ablution facilities.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe situation is not good, but we have no choice since we have one cell for males only. About toilet facilities, they[male and female inmates] have to share. We understand that the inmates have a right to privacy and females especially, require a private place,\u201d Mitayi said.<\/p>\n
He also said since they have one cell, young people in conflict with the law are mixed with adults.<\/p>\n
Mitayi revealed this on Sunday when Nkhotakota North Parliamentarian, Frank Mphande, handed over a hostel building he has renovated at the station.<\/p>\n
Mitayi said the hostel will be assisting the station to temporarily accommodate police officers who are transferred to the place as they wait to find houses.<\/p>\n
Mphande promised to construct a cell for females at the station.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe situation here is of great concern but I have promised that I will bring construction materials in the first week of April so that building of a cell for females should begin,\u201d Mphande said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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