Joana with her lawyer Harare West MP Joanna Mamombe says she miscarried when she was detained by the police. She is now suing the Zimb...
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Harare West MP Joanna Mamombe says she miscarried when she
was detained by the police. She is now suing the Zimbabwe Republic Police for
US$120 000.
Mamombe was charged with violating the Electoral Act and
detained in police cells pending her initial court appearance the next day at
the Harare Magistrates Court.
Mamombe said 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,” her
lawyer, Obey Shava said.
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