Harare West MP Joanna Mamombe (MDC Alliance) has sued the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) for US$120 000 after suffering a miscarriage, which she alleges was because of police actions.
She reported at Harare Central Police station on May 28, accompanied by her lawyer Obey Shava, where she was advised that she was being charged with violating the Electoral Act.
Mamombe was immediately advised that she would be detained in police cells pending her initial court appearance the next day at the Harare Magistrates Court.
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In the letter addressed to Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga and copied to Home Affairs deputy secretary (finance and administration) and civil division of the Attorney-General’s Office, Shava submitted that the police officers’ conduct was wrongful, irresponsible, barbaric and deplorable and could not go unpunished.
Mamombe submitted that at the time of arrest, she was two months pregnant and a day after release from the police custody, she had a miscarriage, which she claimed was caused by the traumatic experience and stress she underwent while in police custody.
“We contend that the conduct of the police amounts to gross violation of our client’s right to personal liberty and dignity. It is further a gross violation of the unborn baby’s right to life as enshrined in the Zimbabwe Constitution and various international treaties on human rights.” Shava said.
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