By Nyashadzashe Ndoro | Nehanda Courts |
67 year-old Lillian Chinyerere who hit the headlines in 2016 after being brutally assaulted by riot police outside Rotten Row Magistrates Courts and winning USD$13 500 in compensation has again been awarded ZWL175 000 (US$2059) over another police assault during protests in 2019.
Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe and Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga were ordered to pay damages to Chinyerere who was assaulted for a second time by police during anti-government protests in 2019.
Harare Magistrate Victoria Mashamba ordered the Minister and Police to pay damages amounting to ZWL175 000 (US$2059) as compensation for the pain and humiliation which she suffered.
Chinyere was represented by Tinashe Chinopfukutwa of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights. She had sued Kazembe and Matanga on 22 January 2020 claiming payment of damages arising from the assault by police officers.
ZLHR says Chinyerere was assaulted by the ZRP police officers on 16 August 2019 near Africa Unity Square in central Harare together with other protestors who were participating in a peaceful anti-government demonstration.
As a result of the assault by ZRP members, Chinyerere sustained injuries on her back, on her hands and a dislocated finger and had to seek medical treatment.
Magistrate Mashamba was convinced by Chinopfukutwa that Chinyerere’s dignity was severely impaired due to the inhumane and degrading treatment at the hands of the security agents.
The human rights lawyer said the 67 year-old Chinyerere was subjected to pain and suffering and nervous shock emanating from the injuries which she sustained as a result of the unlawful assault perpetrated upon her by ZRP officers.
In her ruling, the magistrate said out of a total of ZWL175 000, Magistrate Mashamba said ZWL100 000 (US$1176) is compensation for damages for affront to dignity, humiliation and embarrassment, while ZWL75 000 (US$882) is payment for damages for pain and suffering.
This comes barely two weeks after magistrate Winfild Tiyatara ordered Matanga and Kazembe to pay ZWL56 800 (US$668) to Canaan Machando and ZWL24 000 (US$282) to his wife Sipetangani as compensation for violation of their rights and their property which was roughed up by law enforcement agents during protests in Chitungwiza in 2019.
Gogo vanenharo shame
Kwese kune protest kakutoenda kunorohwa kaMbuya aka #hustler 🤣
Donald Gwatida kkkkkkk ratova business
bt akakuvarawo …akatyoka gumbo nekurohwa
vachafira mubutton stick
msoon wodwa
how about MTHWAKAZI people who get assaulted by police almost every day?if our people retaliate against assault from police they get arrested
this is tribalism
kaak government
Meluleki Dungeni there we go again!
Warren Kucherera M and you know it
Meluleki Dungeni yes mate but we need to be open minded about this whole Zanu shit,we are in it together, please don’t “tribilise” everything
Warren Kucherera M everything is “tribalised” man
why do you want to shovel it under the carpet
Meluleki Dungeni another tribal card raised again…as if it’s only Mthwakazi people who being assaulted by police here in Zim. It’s very sad!
zanu is in favour of shona people
Guys why do you even bother? It’s as if Zanu pf goes around dishing goodies to Shonas.
Meluleki Dungeni Nxa ungakwazi ubothula , I stayed in Harare 11 years angizange ngibona abamntu bephiwa ucedo yiZanu yako leyo eyabonwa nguwe efavor amashona .ZANU PF it’s for ZANU PF not for the country silima ndini.
Bra nxt time tell your people to go to court with evidence they will also get compensation if they win the case
Lionel Tha RealestBrandy it’s also our people ndiye ada kurasa muromo zvake
Uyo haana nyaya
Thomas Bipiro wena wazini
ukuhlala e halale kutsho ukuthini
kanti justice and injustices ziyenzakala khonangale kuphela
ungazonya wena
you are not affected by these injustices engikhuluma ngazo yingakho ukhonkotha kanje
so much injustices have been happening kithi and you don’t have an idea about it
kuyabonakala ukuthi awazi lutho so musa ukungibiza ngesilima uzibuze ukuthi kungani kule nhlanganiso ebizwa ngokuthi Abammeli Human Rights Lawyers?
it advocates and fights for us
clearly those injustices dont affect you in any way
lema
Lionel Tha RealestBrandy wena awazi lutho ngoba udla imali eyegazi lethu labo bhururu bakho
Kuzvamburwa kovaitisa cash
Kanti ugogo why ehlala etholakala njalo etshaywa ematoyitoyini 😂😂😂yes wena girl
Kkkk yaita mari chembere iyi nekurohwa kkk
Ayi lo nkazana unzima uhlala ebhanswa kanjani hayi kaphiwe ukuphatha kancane lisotsha phela leli kkkkkkkk
Kkkkkk mbuya yaita mari nekubikwa iyi
Brian Mpofu 😀😀😀😀
She’s find a new trade of living. Once she see riot coming she celebrates
Bhekumuzi Ncube you are handsome ,don’t say things that might overshadow your looks.
Texan Ibrahim Kazembe what is wrong with his comment. One would think at her age, once assaulted, she will never exercise her right to demonstrate again. Gogo yatova nhinhi
Bhekumuzi Ncube she knows our police are not properly trained
How come vaiwanikwa pese pane maprotesrs
Vachizoipiwa here mari yacho??
Bee Kay Msipha
regai vadhle vakarohwa
🤐😊🤐😊🤐😊
Gogo vachafira mukurohwa ava
The Madhuku strategy
eternal source of income
Heartless people(riot)
Gogo vakatyora gumbo ava apa vachimohustler kuti vazukuru vadye .regai varambe vachingovaita sue them aaah iZim iyi gogo idyai mari makaremadzwa nembwa idzi
No pain no gain
Rega nditonotorawo gogo vangu kumusha ndovatungamidza panoitwa riot totodya mari
How much has she been given so far?