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A MALAWIAN MAN who was arrested for calling President Joyce Banda “stupid” has been fined $45 after pleading guilty to the offence.
Police had charged 37-year-old Japhet Chirwa with breaching the peace, after he vented his anger at the authorities for failing to change the name in his passport. He then called Banda “stupid and a failure”.
Magistrate Lilian Munthali said the sentence would “teach others a lesson to respect the head of state and freedom of speech had limits”.
Chirwa faced an alternative of six months in jail. His family pooled together funds to pay the fine.
Police spokesman Maurice Chapola said Chirwa’s guilty plea had come as a surprise but did not give further details.
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The government should introduce a law fining people for insulting Ministers and the government – what a money spinner that would be.
The whole country would be in jail or fined if law was in here.
What if someone acually proved the president was stupid,would’nt he be intitled to compensation and an apology.
Bet Enda is getting ideas as we speak! :)
Give it a couple of years if FG get its way, the same will happen when you call Enda, stupid or witless or a clown or a well you no where this is going.
Isn’t Malawi the country that gets over 90% of its revenue from the tobacco growing industry there and over 80% of the tax garnered from that industry is lost to corruption.
Maybe he wasn’t using a strong enough term.
What happens if I call Michael D Higgins stupid?
Nothing…
Bar a few red thumbs, given that he’s a man of incredible intellect.
He’s not stupid Conor. He has gotten well paid on the back of taxpayers all his life for doing S.F.A. Pointless, perhaps. Stupid, no.
I agree he’s an idiot. Shame also how the left-wing admirers at RTE lied just to get him elected. His anti-Western model is similar to Valera’s. But I don’t dislike him along with Robinson I just think there delusional fools and find their self-righteous rhetoric extremely irritating.
Italy should send some of its politicians to Malawi. I’m guessing the recent orangatang comment would warrant the death penalty!
Certainly looks stupid any:
“Partial Credit”
kenny , gilmore & co are a spineless shower of wasters…
Where will I send my €5 fine.
At the church gate collection for F.G….. P.S. all donations accepted…..
Church gate is more FF’s style
€15.00. A fiver for each of them!! ;)
Jasus , imagine waking up beside that monster after a night on the lash .
I’ve tackled some fair yokes in my time but I’d definitely be leaving that one alone .
All though in saying that I’d say she’d give it back to you fairly small ,
You can’t polish a turd but you can sprinkle glitter on it
Enda could make a pretty penny here.
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