iVerify Malawi verified the circulating information and determined that it is false. To arrive at this verdict, iVerify Malawi used information that the Malawi Police Service (MPS) provided through a press statement on Wednesday, November 26, 2025. In the statement, police clarified that what it obtained from the magistrate’s court is a search warrant and not a warrant of arrest as it is claimed.
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Security
It is false that court issued warrant of arrest for former Malawi president Dr. Lazarus Chakwera
November 27, 2025
In a statement dated November 26, 2025, the Malawi Police Service (MPS) says what it obtained is a search warrant and not warrant of arrest. The statement signed by Malawi Police Service Deputy Public Relations Officer Alfred Chimthere says the search warrant was obtained in pursuing evidence by the suspect that the police dogs are being kept at Dr. Lazarus Chakwera's residence in Area 10, Lilongwe.
Claim
Warrant of arrest for the immediate former president of Malawi, Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera.
