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"In Zimbabwe, Law Is A Weapon, Not An Instrument Of Justice"

1 year agoSat, 09 Jul 2022 09:33:57 GMT
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"In Zimbabwe, Law Is A Weapon, Not An Instrument Of Justice"

Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) treasurer-general, David Coltart, said the Zimbabwean State has turned the law into a weapon to persecute government critics.

This comes after High Court judge Justice Lucy Mungwari dismissed CCC legislators, Job Sikhaka and Godfrey Sithole’s bail appeals on Friday.

Posting on Twitter, Coltart said he was “not surprised” by the denial of bail to the two MPs.

Coltart said ZANU PF members commit murders with impunity while opposition members are denied basic rights such as bail. He said:

I’m not surprised by the denial of bail to [CCC] MPs [Job Sikhala] and Godfrey Sithole.

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I’ll say it until I am blue in the face – law is a weapon in Zimbabwe, not an instrument of justice.

ZANU PF members murder with impunity; CCC members are denied basic rights and persecuted.

Sikhala, who is the Zengeza West MP, has been arrested a record 67 times on politically-motivated charges without conviction.

Sikhala and Sithole who is Chitungwiza North MP, had approached the High Court appealing against a magistrate’s decision not to grant them bail pending trial, two weeks ago.

They unsuccessfully applied for bail before the Harare magistrates’ courts.

The magistrate ruled that the two MPs were a threat to public security and were likely to re-offend if released on bail.

Sikhala and Sithole are facing charges of incitement to commit violence in Nyatsime following the murder of CCC activist Moreblessing Ali.

Ali’s dismembered remains were discovered in a disused well at a farm in Beatrice, about 10km away from where she was taken.

The prime suspect in her murder, Pius Mukandi, alias Jamba (31), has since been arrested and was remanded in custody.

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