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Africa Subsaharan |
Police arrests leading lawyer for 'insulting' Mugabe |
2008-05-09 |
![]() "They said he uttered words that are insulting to the president," Beatrice Mtetwa, Nkomo's colleague in a Harare law firm, said. "They said those words undermined the authority of the president and were insulting Mugabe." Nkomo allegedly made the remarks last Friday while waiting for a judge at the high court where he sought bail for a freelance journalist, Frank Chikowore, who was arrested during an opposition general strike in April. The lawyer has defended a number of high profile clients in recent weeks, including a New York Times correspondent who was arrested for covering the recent general election without accreditation. There are regular reports of people arrested for slandering Zimbabwe's long-time president and breaching the strict Public Order and Security Act which make it an offence to insult a head of state. Usually those found guilty receive light jail sentences, fines or are ordered to do community service. |
Posted by:Steve White |
#1 What's next? Cartoons of Zim-bob? |
Posted by: USN,Ret. (from home) 2008-05-09 00:28 |