Friday 29 May 2020

MDC 3, Bed ridden, but viciously Dragged to Court by ZANU PF

Zimbabwe Freedom of Expression has received reliable reports that Bed ridden MP Joanna Mamombe, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Youth representatives Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova (MDC 3), have been dragged to court in Zimbabwe. 

MDC 3
It seems the court session was held in the Hospital where they are currently recovering from the horrific injuries they sustained in their alleged abduction.

This act by Jurists likely shows the ultimate grip ZANU PF  has on the courts and arguably makes the Jurists State proxies.  This also likely shows, their utter callousness and blatant disregard for the Human Rights of MDC members and supporters and the lack of simple decency that one expects, such as allowing the MDC 3 to recover first.

Fairness and equality seems to be lacking in the Government of Zimbabwe's use of State resources, especially in the way MDC female members are treated by the regime, as this is not an isolated incident.

Court in Session in Hospital
Although there have been joint letters by heads of missions, first hand statements by victims, revulsion by the international community and the diaspora, ZANU PF and its proxies can not help themselves, but do what they do best, which is to use everything in their power to inflict as much pain and suffering on the MDC, its members and its supporters.

International News Organisation, Channel 4 has covered this, therefore bringing the continued perpetual disregard for Human Rights, torture, rape, abduction and persecution of Zimbabweans especially the women, by the ZANU PF controlled State to the attention of the international community.

Part of the Channel 4 report reads as follows,
The charges were laid out today in a special court inside hospital, where the women are recovering from their alleged abduction and torture at the hands of what they suspect were special security forces. A warning – viewers may find some of their testimony distressing.

The charging of the MDC 3 has also been confirmed by the United States Embassy (US Embassy) in Zimbabwe.  This has been done on the US Embassy twitter handle @USEmbassyHarare


Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights have also confirmed that the MDC 3 have indeed been formerly charged in court and granted bail conditions.


The final nail in the, "ZANU PF appologist in the diaspora coffin," was the article by Newsday Zimbabwe.  The article in Newsday Zimbabwe makes it clear that at the time of writing, the regime actually dragged bed ridden MP Joanna Madamombe to court and remanded her in custody and intended to put onerous bail conditions on her.


The saddest part of the twitter thread is that, it was conveniently confirmed by ZLHR and non of the usual ZANU PF supporters, especially Nick Mangwana and Energy Mutodi responded to the comments and the article, which if supported by ZLHR is highly, likely based on facts which are irrefutable as Lawyers are officers of the Court.

ZANU PF has really showed that they have indeed captured the Judiciary.  For a case such as this to be moved forward, without any investigation of what happened to the MDC 3, likely shows the undebatable and undoubtedle bias that the ZANU PF Judiciary have when it comes to the rights of people who do not support the ZANU PF Junta Regime.

In conclusion, I still but wonder why there are Thousands upon thousands of Zimbabwean Women who are active members of the MDC and supporters of the MDC, in the diaspora, all over the world, without full refugee status and living in fear of deportation to the regime called ZANU PF that sticks rifles in the anal passage of Political opponents?





Sources:- Channel 4 News, USA Embassy and ZLHR

By:- Zimbabwe Freedom of Expression