Zimbabwe’s top court throws out case against Mugabe
Campaigners say they will pursue the case against President Robert Mugabe — the world’s oldest leader — while a Harare court releases activist pastor Evan Mawarire on bail
Harare — Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court dismissed a case against President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday lodged by an activist who accused the ageing leader of violating the southern African country’s supreme law during protests last year. The case was the first time a private citizen has asked the court to decide whether actions by 92-year-old Mugabe, the world’s oldest leader, violated the constitution. Mugabe, who has ruled since independence in 1980, was last year confronted by the biggest anti-government protests in a decade. Security forces responded with tear gas and water cannon. Activist pastor Evan Mawarire, who was at the heart of those protests, was on Wednesday freed on bail by the Harare High Court after he was arrested last week and charged with organising demonstrations and inciting violence. Political activist Promise Mkwananzi, whose #Tajamuka group helped organise the demonstrations, said in his application that Mugabe’s response and speeches in the protests’ afterm...
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