Chinese national arrested in Malawi

Police in Karonga have arrested a 36-year-old Chinese national, Wu Haoqiu of Xingma Investment Limited, for allegedly wrongfully confining one of his workers at Nkhachira Coal Mine Limited in the district.

Karonga Police Deputy Public Relations Officer, Margret Msiska, confirmed the arrest.

She said the suspect accused Eric Mweso, a foreman at the mine, of stealing diesel from vehicles at the site, an allegation which Mweso denied.

Msiska added that when Mweso was about to knock off, the suspect ordered him to take a tyre into one of the nearby containers used as a storeroom.

Upon entering the container, the suspect allegedly locked the door from outside using a padlock and left.