‘Chihuri’s wife, used armed police guard to illegally detain former tenant (24hrs) to clean up their filthy Greendale home’

‘Chihuri’s wife,  used armed police guard to illegally detain former tenant (24hrs)  to clean up their  filthy Greendale home’

  Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri’s wife, Isabel, has been caught up in a row with a former tenant, who allegedly left Chihuri’s house she was renting in Greendale in a filthy condition. Esnath Zuze, through her lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa, instructed by the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR), accused Chihuri of illegally detaining her for 24 hours under armed police guard, as she was ordered to clean the house she had been occupying since 2007….

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Beatrice Mtetwa Says (PG),Tomana, Is abusing His Authority In Order To Hound Her

Beatrice Mtetwa  Says (PG),Tomana, Is abusing His Authority In Order To Hound Her

PROMINENT human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa has accused Prosecutor-General (PG), Johannes Tomana, of abusing his authority in order to hound her. Mtetwa was, in 2013, acquitted on allegations of obstructing police officers conducting a search at the residence of then Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s director of research, Thabani Mpofu. Tomana is now challenging the ruling before High Court Judge Justice Garainesu Mawadza. Through his representative, Edmore Makoto, the PG asked Justice Mawadza to grant him…

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National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Renews Onslaught On Rights Lawyer ‘Beatrice Mtetwa’

National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Renews Onslaught On Rights Lawyer ‘Beatrice Mtetwa’

THE National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has filed a court challenge against the acquittal, two years back, of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) board chairperson Beatrice Mtetwa. Mtetwa’s acquittal followed a high profile trial which drew local and international condemnation after she was charged with the obstruction of justice. ZLHR spokesperson Kumbirai Mafunda confirmed the new developments to NewZimbabwe.com. “Acclaimed human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa who is also our board chairperson will be appearing in…

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