Morgan Tsvangirai Faces Arrest

The Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe has dismissed Morgan Tsvangirai’s case challenging Mugabe election victory challenge with cost

Justice Bhunu ordered Uriri and Mhike’s arrests, over statements by Tsvangirai, questioning the impartiality of the judiciary. Chief Justice Chidyausiku ruled that “election was free, fair, credible and true refection of the will of the people of Zimbabwe.”

MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai may face contempt of court charges for “disparaging remarks” he made about the judiciary as his lawyers have since distanced themselves from the ‘undermining utterances’ the 3-time presidential election loser made towards Zimbabwe’s judiciary system.

The out-going Prime Minister had said there was little difference between the judiciary and Mr Mugabe’s Zanu-PF party as judges had been appointed while he was in office without him being consulted, as required by law.

“Such scathing and disparaging remarks concerning the entire judiciary of this country would be referred to either the attorney general’s office or the National Prosecuting Authority for them to consider pressing contempt of court charges,” Justice Bhunu said.

Mugabe’s defence lawyer, Terrence Hussein, told the BBC: “This is serious, the expectation is that the relevant authorities will look into the case.”

The Judges however, declared President Mugabe as the winner of the presidential election race. “I declare Robert Mugabe as the winner of the presidential election.”

The court said the materials and information demanded by Tsvangirai was massive, requiring the opening of more than 9 000 ballot boxes throughout the country.

“It is preposterous and grossly unreasonable to suggest that such information and materials could be gathered and presented to the applicant within such a short space of time to beat the deadline, even if the application was to succeed on the day of hearing,” Bhunu said in his ruling.

Posted by Editor on August 21, 2013. Filed under AFRICA. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry