According to Nyasa Times, police in Karonga arrested 36-year-old Chinese national Yekai Liao for allegedly running an unlicensed online business. Following a recent raid at a local lodge, authorities discovered 20 desktop computers and internet routing devices used by employees working overnight shifts. The confiscated equipment has been transferred to cybercrime officers at the national police headquarters for further investigation.
In a cross-border human trafficking case, SABC News reports that two girls, aged nine and 15, were repatriated from Malawi to South Africa on September 3. The minors were rescued after their relatives escaped to South Africa and alerted authorities. Police indicate the victims were held by a Malawian man and a South African woman, deprived of food, and prevented from attending school.
Meanwhile, Minister of Homeland Security Peter Mukhito addressed critical operational challenges within the justice and security sectors during a tour of northern districts. According to Nyasa Times, Mukhito acknowledged severe prison overcrowding, stalled infrastructure projects, and the halted issuance of passports at immigration offices. He pledged urgent government intervention to restore essential public services and address the backlog.
Update: In an ongoing legal matter, lawyers for former Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority chief Collins Magalasi have accused the state of deliberately delaying his release by bringing charges in stages. Nyasa Times reports that Magalasi, who faces cyber security charges for allegedly hacking the phones of the president and senior security officials, is seeking bail while the state requests more time to analyze seized electronic gadgets.