I groan over the arrest, on allegation of “seditious remarks”, of the general-secretary for Livingstonia Synod of the CCAP Rev. Levi Nyondo, his deputy Rev. Maurice Munthali and Synod Moderator Rev. Mezuwa Banda.

In my opinion the arrest of the clerics exposes a huge loophole in our laws and the police powers of arrest in our country. The protection of the right to freedom of expression, particularly the freedom to criticise public bodies and the government must always be protected by the law. The police must never be used to get in the way of lawful free speech.