Does the law criminalize any election-related offenses?

Malawi

Malawi

Answer
Yes
Source

Parliamentaryand Presidential Elections Act 1993, 118

118.—(1) Aperson guilty of an offence under this Act for which no other penalty has been-specifiedshall be liable to a fine of K5,000 and to imprisonment for twoyears.

(2) In addition to thepenalty under subsection (1), the court may make an order—

(a)     whereapplicable, barring the convicted person from performingthe duties of his office in connection with the election;

(b)    suspending the right of the convictedperson to vote in the election or annulling the vote cast by such person; and

(c)    having regard to the nature of the activityconstituting the offence, giving suchdirections as the court considers to be warranted in the circumstances.

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Parliamentaryand Presidential Elections Act 1993. Art. 117

an offence under this Actfor

which no other penalty hasbeen specified shall be liable to a

fine of K5,000 and to imprisonment for twoyears.

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Comment
Parliamentary andPresidential Elections Act 1993, 118 says: Aperson guilty of an offence under this Act for which no other penalty has been-specified shall be liable to a fineof K5,000 and to imprisonment for two years. This is for all the offenses.                            
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