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Original Post Date: 2004-09-02  Posted By: Jan

From the News Archives of: WWW.AfricanCrisis.Org
Date & Time Posted: 9/2/2004 3:24:12 PM
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Zim: White MP may be jailed for attacking minister

From the News Archives of: WWW.AfricanCrisis.Org


Date & Time Posted: 9/2/2004 3:24:12 PM

Zim: White MP may be jailed for attacking minister

White Zimbabwean opposition parliamentarian Roy Bennett faces a year in prison.

A parliamentary committee set up to probe his assault of Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa has recommended that he be punished by effective imprisonment.

The committee, dominated by legislators of the ruling Zanu-PF, will present its draft report to parliament when it reopens next month.

Under the Powers and Privileges of Parliament Act, the Zimbabwean parliament is empowered to jail people who commit contempt against it for up to two years. People sentenced by parliament can, however, appeal to the courts.

‘Bennett floored Chinamasa during a parliamentary debate’
Bennett floored Chinamasa during a parliamentary debate after the justice minister had labelled Bennett’s ancestors “rapists, crooks and murderers” who stole land from blacks.

Meanwhile, Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai, in defending his party’s position to suspend participation in all elections until President Robert Mugabe reforms Zimbabwe’s skewed electoral framework, said Zimbabweans deserved an election “during which nobody fears or even thinks of thugs loitering around your homes with an intention to rape, to beat you up, to loot your personal possessions and to force you to attend a political rally”.

Commenting on the new Southern African Development Community protocol on principles and guidelines governing democratic elections, Tsvangirai said: “The protocol was
a victory for the MDC as it answered our call for the restoration of essential benchmarks for measuring a free and fair election in Zimbabwe.”

A leading Zimbabwean pro-democracy group on Wednesday called for South Africa’s help in its quest for a new constitution and a more open society.

The National Constitutional Assembly, which handed over a petition to the South African high commission in Harare, said: “We believe President Mugabe will change his oppressive approach if he were approached by the South African government in a frank and honest manner.” – Independent Foreign Service and Sapa-AFP

This article was originally published on page 8 of The Star on September 02, 2004

Source: Independent Online (IOL)
URL: http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click…/p>


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