also made submissions on the tenure of the commission led by Sekesai Makwavarara saying three court rulings have made it clear that the principle of re-appointing commissions beyond their mandatory six months was illegal.
“The Makwavarara commission has been re-appointed on four occasions, meaning they are more illegal than the word illegal,” said CHRA spokesman, Precious Shumba.
For the commission, lawyer Tivaone said he needed to be given enough time to consult his principals, the commission and also read case law before he could make counter submissions. It was a public hearing. A couple of residents witnessed the proceedings. – Staff reporter
31.8.2006
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Chideya case adjourned
HARARE - The hearing into the case of the suspended Harare Town Clerk Nomutsa Chideya has been adjourned to today, following detailed submissions by Chideya's lawyer Sternford Moyo that the committee hearing the matter was illegal because the people who appointed it were in office illegally.
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