[civsoc-mw] Governance prize from Chatham House

[Keyboard Boyd Kilembey]

Congratulations to the judges. It was a brave ruling

On Sat, 31 Oct 2020, 11:46 , <cammack at mweb.co.za> wrote:

> Fareed’s Global Briefing <GlobalBriefing at newsletters.cnn.com>
>
> *Heartwarming Governance Story of the Day: Malawi Judges Win Chatham House
> Prize*
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> The British foreign-affairs think tank Chatham House gives out an annual
> award for contributions to the improvement of international relations, and
> this year’s prize has gone to the five judges of the Malawi Supreme Court,
> which held the country’s 2019 presidential election to be invalid and
> ordered a rerun, after finding widespread irregularities, despite pressure.
> (Of the vote, *RFI reports*
> <https://e.newsletters.cnn.com/click/EY2FtbWFja0Btd2ViLmNvLnph/CeyJtaWQiOiIxNjA0MTAyODUxMTE0YjQyZTliM2IzMDk2IiwiY3QiOiJjbm4tZjU4ZWUwNDc2OTM3YThkZDhkMjYwNTljNWY4OTI5NzQtMSIsInJkIjoibXdlYi5jby56YSJ9/HWkhfQ05OX2lfTmV3c19OREJBTjEwMzEyMDIwMjU1Mjg2MSxjbjEsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmZpLmZyL2VuL2FmcmljYS8yMDIwMDUwOC1tYWxhd2ktcy1zdXByZW1lLWNvdXJ0LXJ1bGVzLWluLWZhdm91ci1vZi1lbGVjdGlvbi1yZXJ1bi1idXQtb25seS13aXRoLW9yaWdpbmFsLWNhbmRpZGF0ZXM/s57f934a636>:
> “The 2019 Malawi presidential election was dubbed the ‘Tipp-Ex election’ on
> social media, referring to a brand of correction fluid, after ballot tally
> papers emerged with areas painted with the white liquid and written over,
> supposedly altering results.”)
>
> *Chatham House commends them
> <https://e.newsletters.cnn.com/click/EY2FtbWFja0Btd2ViLmNvLnph/CeyJtaWQiOiIxNjA0MTAyODUxMTE0YjQyZTliM2IzMDk2IiwiY3QiOiJjbm4tZjU4ZWUwNDc2OTM3YThkZDhkMjYwNTljNWY4OTI5NzQtMSIsInJkIjoibXdlYi5jby56YSJ9/HWkhfQ05OX2lfTmV3c19OREJBTjEwMzEyMDIwMjU1Mjg2MSxjbjEsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY2hhdGhhbWhvdXNlLm9yZy8yMDIwLzEwL2NoYXRoYW0taG91c2UtcHJpemUtbWFsYXdpLWp1ZGdlcy13aW4tZWxlY3Rpb24td29yaw/s7f10add3b7>*,
> writing: “Malawi’s constitutional court judges set an example for their
> peers across the world by upholding the centrality of the rule of law and
> separation of powers. ... Despite high-level bribery attempts and threats,
> Justice Healey Potani, Justice Ivy Kamanga, Justice Redson Kapindu, Justice
> Dingiswayo Madise and Justice Michael Tembo—who arrived in court under
> armed escort and wearing bullet-proof vests—delivered their 500-page ruling
> which upheld the constitution and defended citizens’ democratic rights in
> the most difficult circumstances. … The Malawi ruling is unprecedented in a
> country where past elections have been marred by irregularities, electoral
> fraud and violence. The judges successfully asserted their independence in
> the face of significant pressures and the power of incumbency.”
>
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