SK had been actively involved with Zanu (PF) mobs in two farm invasions, shortly after which she was raped by another member of the youth militia. It was this rape which had led to her leaving the country. The Upper Tribunal found that these two farm invasions were part of widespread systematic attacks against the civilian population of farmers and farm workers, carried out not just with the full knowledge of the regime but as a deliberate act of policy by it, with the intention of advancing its grip on power, suppressing opposition, and helping its supporters.
Post published in: World News
10.7.2012
15:19
Farm invader fails in UK asylum bid
LONDON - A recent case in the British courts confirmed that anyone involved as a member of the ruling Zanu (PF) party with farm invasions is NOT eligible for refugee status. The court found a Zimbabwean national identified only as SK, who had beaten farm workers in farm invasions intended to drive farmers and farm workers away from their farms, had committed inhumane acts amounting to crimes against humanity and by virtue of the UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees 1951 was excluded