Mugabe’s opponents off to court again as police issue a new ban on protests
HARARE — Anti-government activists in Zimbabwe vowed on Friday to challenge a police ban on protests in the capital on the eve of nationwide demonstrations against President Robert Mugabe.A coalition of opposition parties under the banner of the National Electoral Reform Agenda is demanding reform before the 2018 election, including free access to the voters’ roll.Police issued a month-long protest ban on Friday about a week after a court overturned an earlier order.READ THIS: Mugabe’s beleaguered regime dumps plan to slash public serviceProtest campaign spokesman Douglas Mwonzora said the opposition parties would challenge the ban in court."This is a typical comedy of errors where the state has fallen into the very same legal trap it fell into last time," he said. "A similar order was challenged before a competent court which declared it invalid and nothing is to be gained by issuing the same order again."Mugabe has vowed to crack down on dissent and blasted judges for "reckless" ...
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