Opinion / Columnist
Linda's unjustified sentence an indirect attack to Activism in Zimbabwe.
09 Mar 2017 at 11:28hrs | Views
Photo: Abigale Mupambi
The unjustified sentence on Masarira is a clear sign that the regime is trying any way possible to hijack all systems including judiciary to work against any fair minded citizens who stand up voicing for the voiceless. This is a sign of total desperation by a failed system which have failed to provide answers to genuinely raised questions on poor health facilities, poor education facilities, poor infrastructure and roads , gross human rights violations etc and now they revert to creating charges against anyone questioning such just like in Masarira's case.
Masarira was charged of obstructing free movement of traffic and pedestrians. Honestly who between Linda or Traffic can practically block each other? Has Linda became a mass in the eyes of the regime such that they can see a blockage when they see her ahead! to an extent that a magistrate in a kangaroo court saw it justifiable that Linda's physical body blocked traffic.
The only thing our judiciary officials must understand is that they don't own our justice on our behalf, they are not even Justice themselves , they must remain independent ,this is why we are against amendment no. 1 which seeks to marry judiciary and the executive in essence.
Judicial officials are simply custodians who administers justice for the people and failure of them to award us justice and on time is a betrayal of the constitution and the people at large..
We the people of Zimbabwe will continue to practice our constitutional rights and freedoms irrespective of all these threats fashioned to stop a voice of reason . We will not be stopped by anything to demand good service delivery and respect of the rule of law for as long as we remain citizens of this nation, Zimbabwe. No amount of force will divert us from a common goal of liberating ourselves from the hands of some of our fellow brothers and sisters ,fathers and mothers who have chosen deny us a normal life in our own mother land.
Allutah Continua!!!!
#thisconstitution
Masarira was charged of obstructing free movement of traffic and pedestrians. Honestly who between Linda or Traffic can practically block each other? Has Linda became a mass in the eyes of the regime such that they can see a blockage when they see her ahead! to an extent that a magistrate in a kangaroo court saw it justifiable that Linda's physical body blocked traffic.
The only thing our judiciary officials must understand is that they don't own our justice on our behalf, they are not even Justice themselves , they must remain independent ,this is why we are against amendment no. 1 which seeks to marry judiciary and the executive in essence.
Judicial officials are simply custodians who administers justice for the people and failure of them to award us justice and on time is a betrayal of the constitution and the people at large..
We the people of Zimbabwe will continue to practice our constitutional rights and freedoms irrespective of all these threats fashioned to stop a voice of reason . We will not be stopped by anything to demand good service delivery and respect of the rule of law for as long as we remain citizens of this nation, Zimbabwe. No amount of force will divert us from a common goal of liberating ourselves from the hands of some of our fellow brothers and sisters ,fathers and mothers who have chosen deny us a normal life in our own mother land.
Allutah Continua!!!!
#thisconstitution
Source - Abigale Mupambi
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