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Malawi Journalist Reports His Own Arrest

   Kandani  Ngwira,  who  works  for  a newspaper that publishes scandals
   involving  public figures, says he has been taken into custody and not
   told why

   VOA News 11 January 2011

   A  Malawi journalist who works for a newspaper that publishes scandals
   involving public figures has confirmed his own arrest.
   Kandani  Ngwira contacted media outlets on Tuesday, saying he had been
   taken into custody and not told why.
   Ngwira  works  for  the  Weekly  Times,  a newspaper that the Malawian
   government tried to ban in November of last year.
   National  police  spokesman, Willy Mwaluka, says he had no information
   about Ngwira's detention.
   The journalist says he was arrested in Blantyre and transported to the
   capital, Lilongwe.
   Blantyre  Newspapers  Limited,  which owns the Weekly Times says it is
   providing a lawyer for Ngwira.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP and AFP.

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