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Malawi Parliament interviews six candidates for judicial complaints commission

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Malawi Parliament’s Public Appointments Committee has begun interviewing six lawyers who are candidates for the post of commissioner of the Independent Complaints Commission. They were shortlisted from 23 applicants, the committee’s vice-chairperson, Joshua Malango, said.

The Public Appointments Committee of Malawi’s Parliament is interviewing six candidates for the post of commissioner of the Independent Complaints Commission, which receives complaints related to the justice system. The six legal professionals were shortlisted from 23 applications, the vice-chairperson of the parliamentary committee, Joshua Malango, said on Tuesday.

Four candidates attended the interviews, according to Malango. The Independent Complaints Commission is the judicial oversight body to which the commissioner is to be appointed.

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