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The Honourable the Chief Justice Rizine Robert Mzikamanda, SC, has released Practice Direction No. 1 of 2026 on the Handling of Plea Bargaining in Prison Camp Courts, made Pursuant to Section 252A of the Criminal Procedure & Evidence Code, Cap 8:01 of the Laws of Malawi.
The Judiciary, in partnership with Pepperdine University, is working to implement and popularise plea bargaining as a tool to enhance access to justice within the criminal justice sector.
As part of this initiative, the Judiciary has organised a pilot Prison Camp Court project aimed at promoting plea bargaining and subsequently informing the development of Rules relating to Plea Bargaining, now under consideration.
The launch of the pilot project will be held on Monday, 2nd March 2026, from 9:00 am at Lilongwe Prison.
Access the Practice Direction: https://www.judiciary.mw/node/907
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