Malawi: Government Offers $7,000 Reward To Stop Albino Killings - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 1, 2019
Malawian Government has offered cash rewards of 7,000dollars for information about abductions and killing of people with albinism asanger over government inaction grew ahead of national elections.
Belief in witchcraft is widespread in rural Malawi, one ofthe world’s poorest countries, fuelling ritual killings particularly targetingpeople with albinism because of the belief that their body parts can increasewealth.
The renewed focus on albino murders comes after the NewYear’s Day killing of Yasin Phiri in the presence of his young son.
Local media said the man’s arms were hacked off, his teethpulled and his private parts removed, prompting calls by local andinternational civil society groups for government action.
President Peter Mutharika’s office said in a statement thatthe government will reward five million kwacha to anyone providing informationthat is proven to be credible relating to any conspiracy to abduct or killpersons with albinism.