News:Government Criticises Pro-Demo High Court Judgement, Questions Constitution's Effectiveness and Calls For Change Of The Law
<vote /> An editor's piece published in the state owned daily newspaper, The Herald, criticizes the 26 August High Court judgement which ordered for the electoral reforms demonstration to proceed despite a challenge from the police. The demo turned violent after police intervened and shops were looted, vending stalls burnt and business disrupted.
The article, titled Time Zanu-PF used its two thirds majority the writer says it was suspicious that the judge allowed the protests to proceed:
The judgment raised more questions than answers as it endangered the lives of innocent people, their property and children to whom we all owe protection. ...The application for a petition march was a clear attempt to escalate the violence that had been witnessed 72 hours earlier, particularly in light of the statement of intent from the MDC-T youth assembly that the so-called #MyZimbabwe Campaign, under which Wednesday’s demonstration was held, was aimed at trying to depose the Government. ...while the bench may have acted on a strict interpretation of the law, we reiterate that the law is not administered in cloisters. ...This then brings us to the new Constitution itself that came about as a compromise document, written and adopted during the inclusive Government. Is it an effective tool to govern with?
Zanu-PF and the Government it informs, who are the targets of this clearly orchestrated regime change campaign, may need to harness the more than two thirds majority they enjoy in the legislature to plug loopholes that are liable to exploitation by regime change lobbyists. If the law cannot protect the people, it cannot be considered just and should be changed.
More: The Herald
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