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The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZHLR) has dismissed the criticism and demeaning allegations of the Honourable Judge by Justice, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Hon. Ziyambi following a High Court Ruling on the retirement of Justice Malaba.
On May 15 2021, the High Court of Zimbabwe issued an order to the effect that the term of office of Honourable Justice Luke Malaba had expired and he had ceased to be the Chief Justice of Zimbabwe after attaining the age of 70 years.
In response to the development, Ziyambi criticized the decision while directing hurtful statements at Justice Happias Zhou and his colleagues following the ruling.
Ziyambi accused the country’s bench of colluding with the opposition and hostile NGOs to try and bring the Mnangagwa government down.
He declared “we (government) are going to poke the enemy in the eye and confront it.”
ZLHR has responded to the hurtful statements saying the criticism is in our view intemperate, less than measured, and not befitting of an Honourable Minister of the Government of Zimbabwe.
“There is not an iota of truth in these reckless and defamatory allegations. The Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs knows this only too well.”
“It also contained threats to judicial independence which are unacceptable in a democratic nation and are inconsistent with the doctrine of the separation of powers as enshrined in our Constitution, “ ZHLR said.
“We are further concerned and disturbed by the patently false narrative in the statement that Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR), is using money to capture various state institutions and to destabilise the Government of Zimbabwe.”
ZHLR added that the statement by the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs does an enormous disservice to Zimbabwe and its citizens and sends the wrong message to all those who cherish justice and the rule of law.
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