
Lucy Chivasa, the Masvingo LRF centre lawyer, has since
filed assault charges at the police under case number CR70/08/17.
Narrating her ordeal to the Souther Eye, Chivasa said she
saw the police officers assaulting a kombi conductor and driver and she
identified herself and said she was going to represent them, but she was bashed
for her troubles, leaving her with minor injuries and traumatised.
“I am traumatised. These guys assaulted a kombi driver and
a passenger in my presence, I tried to help their victims and they assaulted me
even after I had identified myself as a legal practitioner,” she narrated.
“They also broke our phones when they discovered that
someone I was with was filming them.”
A medical report done at the Masvingo General Hospital by a
Dr Maimba reveals that the injuries are slight and they were caused by a blunt
object.
Police in Masvingo referred all questions to Midlands,
saying the area was not in their jurisdiction.
Chivasa said they had also indicated that the matter will
be transferred to Midlands, even though she had initially reported in Masvingo.
Masvingo Lawyers’ Association secretary-general, Collins
Maboke blasted the police for the alleged assault.
“We are not happy with what the police did, we want to
protect the rule of law and justice delivery system. If the police block the
free flow of justice, then we will also take action and see to it that those
implicated are brought to book,” he said.
“We expect the police to work hand in hand with lawyers.”
Newsday
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