‘Police Detain Journalist Gregory Gondwe’ 5 April 2022

Police have detained Platform for Investigative Journalism (PIJ) Managing Director Gregory Gondwe over a story about Attorney General that the platform published on March 30, 2022.

Police officers are forcing Gondwe to disclose source of a document the platform used in the story.

Information reaching us indicates that police officers have confiscated gadgets including computers and phones from Gondwe.

MISA Malawi position is that forcing a journalist to reveal sources of their information is against the protection of legally privileged information and whistle blower protection provisions of the Access to Information (ATI) Act.