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Chamisa risks arrest
09 Oct 2018 at 07:52hrs | Views
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa risks arrest if his opposition party proceeds with plans to inaugurate him as the 'People's President', a cabinet minister has warned.
"The issue of Chamisa is very sad," justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi told NewZimbabwe.com in a recent interview.
"As a lawyer, he should know that as soon as the State President has been dully inaugurated, you cannot go around and claim to be the president; in fact, that is treason."
"If he (Chamisa) continues with the swear- in ceremony he will be committing an offence and will be arrested," said minister Ziyambi.
"Whoever is advising him to do that is advising him to break our own laws as a country."
Chamisa has refused to recognise his defeat by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the crunch July 30 elections.
Mnangagwa's victory was confirmed by a full bench of the Constitutional Court but Chamisa says he respects the apex court but profoundly disagrees with the decision.
"The issue of Chamisa is very sad," justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi told NewZimbabwe.com in a recent interview.
"As a lawyer, he should know that as soon as the State President has been dully inaugurated, you cannot go around and claim to be the president; in fact, that is treason."
"Whoever is advising him to do that is advising him to break our own laws as a country."
Chamisa has refused to recognise his defeat by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the crunch July 30 elections.
Mnangagwa's victory was confirmed by a full bench of the Constitutional Court but Chamisa says he respects the apex court but profoundly disagrees with the decision.
Source - newzimbabwe
