A Malawi court sitting in Lilongwe has denied granting bail to a Pakistani national, Mohammed Abid Ali, the owner of Tabaq Restaurant who has been arrested for employing four underage boys children to empty a sewer without any protection or consideration of their age, APA learnt here Thursday.
Senior Megistrate Violet Chipawo said the court would decide for the requested bail at a later date after the complainants, who include three government agencies, have finalised their investigations in the matter.
Ali was accused of child labour law violations by employing the young boys to embark on such a dangerous assignment, whose published images saw them deep inside a sewer full of feces with nothing on but a pair of fecal soaked shorts.
In the second count, Ali is accused of employing young persons and exposing them to situations hazardous to their health, education safety and moral development.
The businessman pleaded not guilty to both counts. If found guilty, the accused will pay a fine of K20,000 (US$180) or serve a sentence of five years imprisonment with hard labour.
He was arrested on Monday afternoon following shocking pictures of the boys appeared in a tabloid on the previous Friday.
Thursday, 30 October 2008
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