The police denied him the permission to hold the rally arguing that he needed to seek permission under the Public Order Security Act (POSA), which prohibits the gathering of more than four people. Chamisa has since applied for the permission to hold the graduation ceremony but he has not received a positive response so far.”It’s surprising because this is not a political rally but a celebration of my academic achievements with my people in my constituency. There is absolutely no need to seek clearance to celebrate my achievement. I am still waiting for a response before I consider taking legal action to enforce them to grant me the permission,” said Chamisa. Chamisa emerged the best student after he came out with a distinction in Political Science and Administration degree at the University of Zimbabwe last month. Chamisa was capped by the University Chancellor President Robert Mugabe.Since 2000 the Zimbabwe government has been using POSA to break up opposition rallies and to prevent political meetings organized by political parties and civic groups.POSA inhibits public gathering without police notification and has been used selectively by the police in favour of Zanu PF which has been holding countrywide rallies without permission from the police. The Kuwadzana legislator has fallen victim to the repressive POSA which is being used as one of Zanu PF law that is very controversial and outdated in a democratic country-CAJ News.
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