Acting Inspector General (IG) of Police, Duncan Mwapasa, signed a notice addressed to regional offices, border units and training institutions, notifying them that all private duties of its officers have been suspended.

According to the notice, deployment of police officers for private duties has been temporarily suspended from 27/01/2020 until further notice. “Any deployment on private duties must be sanctioned by the Inspector General” said the notice.

Though the reason for the suspension was not announced, it is suspected that the Malawi Police Service (MPS) made the call, to boost up protection, considering that citizens may not accept the verdict by the Constitutional Court sitting in Lilongwe, which has been slated to be announced by February 3 2020.