Mugabe Insult Law

By Tatenda Dewa | Harare Bureau | Section 33 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act that provides against insulting the president is unconstitutional as it is too vague and violates freedom of expression and citizens’…
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Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday quashed insult cases brought by the state against several citizens including opposition Movement for Democratic Change secretary general Douglas Mwonzora and three others for allegedly…
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The MDC-T spokesman Douglas Mwonzora has said a law that protects President Robert Mugabe from being lampooned is unconstitutional and impinges on basic fundamental freedoms.
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MASVINGO - A lecturer at Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) on Tuesday appeared before a Masvingo magistrate facing charges of insulting President Robert Mugabe.
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Police spokesman Andrew Phiri on Thursday claimed that one of their officers smashed the windscreen of a white Nissan Hardbody NP300 truck (registration ABK 8221) belonging to Nyanga North MDC-T MP Douglas Mwonzora.
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KAROI – A man here accused of insulting President Robert Mugabe was yesterday remanded to next year but not before the magistrate sternly warned him to watch what he says in public or he will “die for nothing”. “As the country braces itself…
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A senior manager with Fresh-Pro has been arrested for allegedly circulating an e-mail 'insulting the person and office of the President.' The e-mail allegedly also showed pictures of a mansion that John Norman Alfred Rusthon (65) claimed…
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