مالاوي: اعتقال المسلمين الأبرياء

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أصدرت المفوضية الإسلامية للعدالة والحرية بيانًا شديدًا استنكرت فيه الاعتقالات العشوائية التي قامت بها الجهات الأمنية بين صفوف المسلمين، عقب وقوع مشاجرة مع بعض القرويين، وذلك دفاعًا عن أرض تخص القوافل الإسلامية.

وقد أشار أمين عام المفوضية إلى أن المشهد الحالي يُعيد إلى الأذهان حادثة 2010، عندما قامت العناصر المحلية بالاعتداء على المسؤولين المسلمين المدافعين عن أراضيهم.

وقد نشبت المشاجرات عندما ذهب المسلمون للتحدث مع القرويين الذين اعتدوا عليهم لفظيًّا ثم بدنيًّا، لتتطور المصادمات، وتسفر عن اعتقال المسلمين في واقعة تعكس التمييز الذي يتعرَّض له المسلمون والذين يشكِّلون 36% من المواطنين؛ المصدر: شبكة الألوكة.

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Police Arrests Anger Malawi Muslims

Malawi’s largest Islamic group has issued a strongly-worded statement to condemn police forces move to arrest dozens of Muslims following clashes between Muslims and villagers, deeming its performance as “unprofessional”.

“In 2010 some Muslim officials were badly beaten up when they were protecting their land at Blantyre Mission. But no-body was arrested in connection to that saga,” Hassan Chimwala, General Secretary for the Islamic Commission for Justice and Freedom, said in a statement cited by Nyasa Times on Sunday, November 16.

“And this time some Muslims were also victimized earlier in the week to the extent of being hacked as they were still trying to protect the same land which even the ministry of lands officials say it belong to the institution. The victims are still battling with their life in hospitals, but no one has been arrested,” he added.

Chimwala was speaking about the arrest of Muslims last Friday following clashes with villagers over a land plot, believed to belong to the Islamic mission at Chadzunda area.

Chimwala said Malawi Muslims are not connected in any way to Boko Haram, reminding Malawians that “unprofessionalism of police officers has contributed to causes of civil war in some countries.”

He also urged authorities to follow up the issue way back from 2010 “and all who did this should face the law.”

He has also criticized media outlets that branded Muslims who went to protect their land as “terrorists”.

“This is bringing confusion in the country which would eventually lead to riots.”

Malawi is officially a secular nation. Islam is the second largest religion in the country after Christianity. Muslims account for 36% of the country's 16 million population.