Brother Of Shooting Victim Seeks Order To Bar Mnangagwa’s Commission Of Inquiry From Conducting Investigations

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Jonathan Chikasha

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Brother Of Shooting Victim Seeks Order To Bar Mnangagwa’s Commission Of Inquiry From Conducting Investigations

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Alison Charles, whose brother Gavin Dean Charles died after being gunned down on August 1, has taken President Emmerson Mnangagwa to the High Court again.  Charles has petitioned the High Court seeking an order barring the seven-member Commission of Inquiry from looking into the events of August 1 until the High Court rules on his earlier challenge.  He has previously challenged the legality of the commission led by former South African President Kgalema  Motlanthe which was appointed to look into the August 1 violence which resulted in the deaths of at least 7 people after soldiers used live bullets to quell a protest by opposition supporters. In his application which is yet to be ruled on, Charles argues that the Commission is compromised as some of the members are biased. Part of his latest urgent chamber application reads:

The legality of the first respondent’s (Mnangagwa) executive decision to appoint the commission of inquiry, the composition of such and its terms of reference have and are being challenged by the applicants before this honourable court under case number HC8436/18.

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  1. addmore gudo

    While the commission of inquiry can not b n bad thing,however we sympathize with the bereaved,only that he got it with a mix of politics,we hope the commission will provide us with correct answers,but I think we all genuinely know the truth that the so called MDC alliance was behind the violence reacting over the election loss then obviously starring it in the face,the likes of Biti,Chamisa & that other guy clearly instigated violence that could have consumed & wrestled the whole of Harare to the ground had the army not intervened;there is no hiding behind the finger here,however the army erred-opening live ammunition to unarmed protesting crowds!But who sent these men of war into the streets,obviously itz not president Mnangagwa; But politicking in the time of bereavement is bad!

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  2. addmore gudo

    Spokeswoman Charity Charamba told us the army were called in by the police on protocol after their failure to contain crowds who were burning everything fr vehicles to buildings& shops;obviously Chamisa& Biti smiled,looking at the side pretending not to know;but it was understandable,the bulk of Harare voted for opposition alliance,so could b easily in the streets at the slightest encouragement;but are not the majority when we come to national scales.But the army was correct at maintaining order & wrong at using the live gun at weaponless crowds,could have used n other means;did they act on command-shooting at the people?Gen Sibanda Valelio is on record,he did not have knowledge.Who then sent men of war into the streets?The commission will tell & the nation is waiting

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  3. addmore gudo

    But who instigated the violence in the first place?Is another major task before the just commission & MDC Alliance is the suspect!

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