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Mutasa cranks up attacks on Mugabe
10 Mar 2015 at 06:56hrs | Views
Defiant former confidante to President Robert Mugabe, Didymus Mutasa yesterday cranked up his attacks on the nonagenarian and warned Mugabe to desist from interfering with the courts and let the judiciary decide on the explosive case that disaffected liberation struggle pioneers have filed in the High Court against the ruling party regarding the legality of its disputed 2014 congress.
Last week, Mugabe chillingly declared that he would want to know the judge who would have the guts to take up the pending case, led by Mutasa and former party spokesperson Rugare Gumbo, pitting opposing Zanu-PF factions against each other.
Mutasa allege that Mugabe was taking the ruling party's lawlessness to courts by intimidating the judiciary.
Mutasa was particularly angered by Mugabe's claims that he and Rugare Gumbo, also expelled from the party, should not have taken their case to the courts, but should rather have followed Zanu-PF's disciplinary processes.
Mutasa accused Mugabe of being duplicitous, arguing that if the disciplinary committee was functional, then he, Gumbo and former war veterans leader Jabulani Sibanda would have appeared before it before being expelled.
Mutasa said he hope the Chief Justice (Geoffrey Chidyausiku) will firmly request the president not to interfere with the judiciary and to observe people's rights.
Mutasa said he had no choice but approach the courts after it became apparent that no one in the party was ready to entertain them.
As the deadly Zanu-PF wars continue to escalate and get messier, Mutasa treaded a fine line between condemning Mugabe and reaching out to him, saying that it was not entirely the veteran leader's fault that he was making such controversial statements - blaming "mafikizolos" who were allegedly lying to the president about many things.
Last week, Mugabe chillingly declared that he would want to know the judge who would have the guts to take up the pending case, led by Mutasa and former party spokesperson Rugare Gumbo, pitting opposing Zanu-PF factions against each other.
Mutasa allege that Mugabe was taking the ruling party's lawlessness to courts by intimidating the judiciary.
Mutasa was particularly angered by Mugabe's claims that he and Rugare Gumbo, also expelled from the party, should not have taken their case to the courts, but should rather have followed Zanu-PF's disciplinary processes.
Mutasa accused Mugabe of being duplicitous, arguing that if the disciplinary committee was functional, then he, Gumbo and former war veterans leader Jabulani Sibanda would have appeared before it before being expelled.
Mutasa said he hope the Chief Justice (Geoffrey Chidyausiku) will firmly request the president not to interfere with the judiciary and to observe people's rights.
Mutasa said he had no choice but approach the courts after it became apparent that no one in the party was ready to entertain them.
As the deadly Zanu-PF wars continue to escalate and get messier, Mutasa treaded a fine line between condemning Mugabe and reaching out to him, saying that it was not entirely the veteran leader's fault that he was making such controversial statements - blaming "mafikizolos" who were allegedly lying to the president about many things.
Source - Byo24News
