The Inspector General of Police Lexten Kachama has appealed to Malawians to refrain from destroying Malawi Police Service (MPS) property in times of misunderstandings.<\/p>\n
The appeal comes a week after some residents of Kaphiri in Lilongwe burnt an anti-riot vehicle belonging to MPS.<\/p>\n
Kachama said the anti-riot vehicle cost the government a lot of money and it is a pity that people who destroyed it would need its service.<\/p>\n
\u201cLately, we have seen people damaging our vehicles; this is not acceptable. The property does not belong to the police; it is your own property, so my message is that we should be democratically solving problems as opposed to damaging property,\u201d Kachama said.<\/p>\n
He also warned police officers that their duty is to enhance security and not to perpetrate violence.<\/p>\n
Speaking during a sensitisation meeting in Salima on Saturday, the IG said it is incumbent upon every police officer to perform their duties in accordance with the police ethical framework.<\/p>\n
Some quarters, particularly civil society organisations, have faulted the police for their careless handling of the Kaphiri fracas, but Kachama defended the service\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt could be their observation, but according to us, the security in this country is very good. If they have a problem with the way we operate, they should come to us other than just talking. This country is very peaceful. I don\u2019t see any breakdown of security,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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