It is about intimidation, selective application of the law and political targeting. The rule of law cannot survive when arrests are determined by political convenience instead of evidence,” Kaiyatsa said. HRDC warned that if the current economic direction is not corrected, Malawi risks plunging deeper into poverty, unemployment and social unrest. HRDC concluded that the government is rapidly losing moral authority and public legitimacy, not because of opposition propaganda, but because of its own actions. This country is not being governed in the interests of the people, but in the interests of control,” Kaiyatsa said.