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#TodayInZLHRHistory; On 15 March 2011, @PoliceZimbabwe raided the offices of @crisiscoalition in search of subversive material & also proceeded to mount another search at the residence of CiZC's Director, MacDonald Lewanika.
ZRP members, who were armed with a search warrant signed by Chief Superintendent Peter Magwenzi said they were looking for anything subversive such as T-shirts, documents & fliers or anything incriminating.
ZRP members who included Detective Assistant Inspector Makombe Morgan & one identified as Justen confiscated some copies of the Civil Society Monitoring Mechanism reports & the Legal Monitor among other material.
#TodayInZLHRHistory: On 14 March 2007, @ZLHRLawyers condemned the continued harassment of @ZctuZimbabwe leaders & assault of its staff by @PoliceZimbabwe.
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The statement was issued after 7 ZRP officers led by Assistant Inspector Chimimba on 13 March 2007 stormed into ZCTU offices with a search warrant allowing them to search for & seize all "subversive materials" found on the premises.
2 ZLHR lawyers, who attended at ZCTU offices, found the ZRP officers going through the offices of the ZCTU, having detained ZCTU staff & visitors inside the offices. Four boxes containing some ZCTU fliers had already been seized.
Today in History 2012: As he then was Deputy Chief Justice, Luke Malaba reserved ruling after AG Johannes Tomana requested Supreme Crt to allow late noting of appeal against acquittal of Alec Muchadehama & Constance Gambara, a clerk to High Court Judge Chinembiri Bhunu #ZLHRat25
2. Muchadehama & Gambara were charged with contempt of court, arrested and prosecuted. They were found not guilty after full trial. They were accused of facilitaing release of Andrisson Manyere (a freelance journalist) MDC officials Gandhi Mudzingwa & Chris Dhlamini who had been
3. abducted and disappeared in late 2008 and reappeared in custody of police & charged with trying overthrow gvt. In 2010 a judge had dismissed an application by Tomana for leave to appeal & he was now trying his luck at the Supreme Crt. Malaba remarked that the State #ZLHRat25
