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Cop threaten to beat Majome for taking photos
24 Jun 2015 at 14:56hrs | Views
Harare West MP Jessie Majome said she was taking photos during the vendors march when a police officer accused her of photographing him.
"This police officer of the black boots section just threatened to beat me up with his fellow anti riot troops for taking his photograph outside parliament of Zimbabwe for taking photographs of him and his fellows encamped there and blocking my way," she posted on her facebook page.
"So much for MP, let alone public access to Parliament in terms of section 141 of the Constitution! He proceeded to verbally abuse me in a sexist manner and which I consider to be sexual harassment by saying it's my husband that I should photograph and not him. My foot!"
Majome said she made it clear to him that she have a constitutional right to photograph especially public officers on duty paid her tax dollars, especially those blocking my way to sit in Parliament.
"He seemed to be unsettled a bit when he realized I'm an MP," said Majome. "He refused to identify himself and had no force (now service as the Police is now a service in terms of the Constitution) number as is now the norm."
She said the police was unlawfully and unconstitutionally barricading teeming street vendors from demonstrating outside Parliament.
"This reminded me that I'm supposed to be afraid of taking photographs of all the king's horses and all the king's men," said Majome.
"I'm not! I'm also reminded of a young lady who asked me in whispered incredulity when I snapped the child soldiers outside Parliament last week, if I was actually allowed to do that, to my own incredulity. What a terror-stricken nation! I intend to file a complaint against my insulter."
"This police officer of the black boots section just threatened to beat me up with his fellow anti riot troops for taking his photograph outside parliament of Zimbabwe for taking photographs of him and his fellows encamped there and blocking my way," she posted on her facebook page.
"So much for MP, let alone public access to Parliament in terms of section 141 of the Constitution! He proceeded to verbally abuse me in a sexist manner and which I consider to be sexual harassment by saying it's my husband that I should photograph and not him. My foot!"
Majome said she made it clear to him that she have a constitutional right to photograph especially public officers on duty paid her tax dollars, especially those blocking my way to sit in Parliament.
"He seemed to be unsettled a bit when he realized I'm an MP," said Majome. "He refused to identify himself and had no force (now service as the Police is now a service in terms of the Constitution) number as is now the norm."
She said the police was unlawfully and unconstitutionally barricading teeming street vendors from demonstrating outside Parliament.
"This reminded me that I'm supposed to be afraid of taking photographs of all the king's horses and all the king's men," said Majome.
"I'm not! I'm also reminded of a young lady who asked me in whispered incredulity when I snapped the child soldiers outside Parliament last week, if I was actually allowed to do that, to my own incredulity. What a terror-stricken nation! I intend to file a complaint against my insulter."
Source - Byo24News
