By Chisomo Phiri
The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has dismissed reports suggesting that its members are planning to meet former president and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP ) leader Peter Mutharika to apologise for leading nationwide protests after the disputed 2019 presidential elections.
In a statement, HRDC chairperson Gift Trapence describes the reports as ‘outright falsehoods deliberately crafted to mislead Malawians ahead of the polls.’
“There is high-level propaganda from the DPP aimed at rewriting history. HRDC has nothing to apologise to Mutharika,” says Trapence in the statement.
He adds that attempts had been made to lure some HRDC members into meeting Mutharika, but they had rejected such approaches.
“I am aware that they have been reaching out to some members of HRDC to meet Mutharika, but these members have refused to succumb to their ill motives,” adds Trapence.
Meanwhile,Mutharika, who is seeking a second term on the DPP ticket after losing the 2020 fresh presidential election, has not publicly commented on the matter.
