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Africa-Press – Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>Mother of 19-year-old Mussa John has said her child was arrested after being found at a house where there was Cannabis Sativa (Chamba) but the drugs were not his. The mother has accused police officers of beating up Mussa and forcing him to make fake confession.<\/p>\n

Magistrate Byson Masonga last week sentenced Mussa to eight years in prison after the teenager \u201cpleaded guilty\u201d to the charge of being found in possession of 134 kilogrammes of the illegal drugs without permit.<\/p>\n

An official report by Limbe Police indicate that Mussa was arrested on June 15 after he was found with 78 plastic bags of Chamba \u201cin his house\u201d In an interview posted on Mikozi Facebook Page, Mussa\u2019s mother said she conducts business and usually leaves Mussa at home to take care of his sister who is a person with disability.<\/p>\n

On the day he was arrested, Mussa went to his friend\u2019s house. His friend later excused himself, saying he was going out for some minutes and Mussa should wait for him.<\/p>\n

However, a few minutes later police officers appeared and demanded that he should open the door for them. But Mussa told them he was not the owner of the house and advised them to also wait for the owner.<\/p>\n

The officers, however, broke into the house and after searching, they found the cannabis sativa packed in plastic bags. \u201cThey then started assaulting Mussa, saying he was not saying the truth. They arrested him and took him to police,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

According to the mother, she was informed about the arrest by the alleged owners of the drugs but they were strangers to her at the time. They told her that Mussa was not selling Chamba but was just in the wrong place at the time. They also assured the woman that Mussa would be out the next day.<\/p>\n

When she went to police, officers said they would release Mussa after the woman found the owner of the illicit drugs, in effect demanding that she do their work.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I complained that I do not know the person, officers said I should just go and search for the person.<\/p>\n

\u201cI came back to Kachere and asked around but did not find the information I needed,\u201d the mother said. The officers also refused to release Mussa on police bail. They later told the mother to go to court on June 23 for hearing.<\/p>\n

However, Mussa was taken to court on June 21, according to his mother, where police said he \u201cpleaded guilty\u201d to the charge of illegal possession of cannabis sativa and was convicted and sentenced to eight years in jail.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe my child was threatened to say that the drugs were his and that they were found in his house,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She also complained that she now walks every day to visit Mussa at Chichiri Prison and her business has stalled as she now looks after Mussa\u2019s 14-year-old sister who is a person with disability. Mussa\u2019s mother has four children in total and her husband died in 2018.<\/p>\n

The eight year sentence handed to Mussa by magistrate Masonga has shocked Malawians considering that people convicted of similar offences are only fined and released. Recently, Castel managing director Herve Milhade was found with Chamba at his house and was fined K1 million. There have also been cases of transporters found with cannabis sativa who were only ordered to pay fines.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, human rights activists and some lawyers have joined forces to fight for Mussa and there are plans to apply for bail pending review of Masonga\u2019s ruling.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Malawi. Mother of 19-year-old Mussa John has said her child was arrested after being found at a house where there was Cannabis Sativa (Chamba) but the drugs were not his. The mother has accused police officers of beating up Mussa and forcing him to make fake confession. 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