Last month Amnesty International called for all charges against him to be withdrawn and concluded:' At every stage the behaviour of the authorities has been in open defiance of the authority of the courts and the rule of law.' So why have Mr Beveridge and Mr Nitch-Smith agreed to prosecute? Mr Beveridge told my colleague Bryan Rostron:' I think from time to time one is brought in for overseas work in parts of the world where the old English system of justice still applies.' I'm surprised to learn Malawi is widely condemned. I should have thought Malawi was the one country any right-thinking person would be trying to support.' # Hefty Mr Nitch-Smith said:' I think the Malawi authorities have instructed outside lawyers so that it can be emphasised they are committed to a fair and open trial.' Hitherto I believe it's been accepted that the judiciary in Malawi are entirely independent and fair-minded. It would be a sad day,
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