[Civsoc-mw] Was "Noriega" not a Hero?

[John Lwanda]

Mzee dixit>>>>I understand that since not all the Kamuzu diehards are dead and gone,  unmasking him could be dangerous to him and his social welfare  personally.>>>

Mzee,
Mmm!
I think that in 1995 the atmosphere was different. He would have been rewarded, promoted and his future secured.Or they could have promoted him quietly; given him a ministerial security job or other.
Many political chameleons have turned, been rewarded and have not had any 'social welfare consequences'. The social welfare is a class argument that is only applied to lower class ranks.
I have a personal memo from David Kerr written in 1995. His view at the time was that Noriega should have been recognised.Fr O'Malley thought similarly.
Ok. Perhaps there would have been reprisals.. but how come some 'victims' of the MCP were promoted and recognised?
The larger and more important point is the lack of any National Reconciliation procedure in Malawi.
Best wishesjohn
John Lwanda



    On Monday, 21 May 2018, 10:48:03 BST, mzeekachale <mzeekachale at gmail.com> wrote:  
 
 I understand he was a patriotic jail guard who secretly offered currier services to keep detainees in touch  their families,  relatives and friends. Noriega was his code name. Prof Jack Mapanje is said to talk highly of him too.
I understand that since not all the Kamuzu diehards are dead and gone,  unmasking hin could be dangerous to him and his social welfare  personally.
Mzee

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From: "Adamson S. Muula" <amuula at medcol.mw> 
Date: 16/05/2018 13:04 (GMT+02:00) 
To: civsoc-mw <civsoc-mw at sdnp.org.mw> 
Subject: Re: [Civsoc-mw] Was "Noriega" not a Hero? 
 

Dear Colleagues,
I am a reading Patrick O' Malley's book in which he chronicles some of this interactions with Chanco brains jailed at Mikuyu. One man known as Noriega emerges. Was he not a hero deserving unmasking and national recognition?
adamson

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