Former Minister for Justice and Attorney-General in Malawi Lovemore Green Munlo has been appointed deputy registrar of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), the ICTR announced Friday. The appointment is effective immediately, and Munlo is expected to start work next month.
Munlo was Malawi’s minister for justice between September 1993 and May 1994. According to the ICTR, he was responsible for the repeal of repressive laws passed during the 31 years of authoritarian rule of former Malawian President Kamuzu Banda, and was instrumental in the amendment of Malawi’s constitution that led to the introduction of multi-party politics in the country. Munlo also served as Malawi’s deputy external affairs minister between February 1992 and September 1993. Munlo previously held the post of high court judge and chief of public prosecutions. Before his appointment to the ICTR, Munlo was a partner in Green Munlo and Company, a private law firm specialising in human rights and constitutional cases.
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