LILONGWE, Malawi (AP) — In a surprise move, a judge on Friday rejected Madonna’s request to adopt a second child from Malawi even though the country’s child welfare minister had supported Madonna’s application to raise the 3-year-old girl. Madonna’s lawyer, Alan Chinula, refused to discuss the ruling further, saying only that he had passed it on to the pop star, who was in the southern African nation but did not attend Friday’s court hearing. Madonna can appeal the decision to Malawi’s Supreme Court. A judge who did not make the ruling but saw it and another lawyer present when the ruling was made said Madonna was rejected because of residency rules. Both spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case. Malawi adoption regulations require that prospective parents live in the southern African nation for at least 18 months.