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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 87616, member: 27"] Armed men beating up a senior lawyer and constitutional activist during an active public consultation period has the Law Society of Zimbabwe demanding answers and accountability. LSZ condemns the attack on Madhuku and NCA members [LIST] [*]The Law Society of Zimbabwe called out the violent assault on Professor Lovemore Madhuku and National Constitutional Assembly colleagues on March 1. [*]Madhuku and several NCA members sustained injuries and were admitted to a medical facility in Harare. [*]Armed men carried out the attack at the NCA head office, per media reports gathered by the LSZ. [*]Madhuku is actively representing litigants opposing the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment No. 3 before the Constitutional Court. [/LIST] The attack lands during a live public consultation window [LIST] [*]Parliament's Speaker recently gazetted the proposed amendments, kicking off a 90-day public consultation period. [*]Citizens are fully entitled to debate, speak back, or push back on the proposed changes during that window. [*]A democratic setup guarantees freedoms of expression, assembly, and association under Sections 58, 60, and 61 of the Constitution. [*]Beating people up over constitutional views directly chips away at public trust in democratic processes. [/LIST] LSZ calls for a full investigation and police accountability [LIST] [*]The LSZ is pushing for a probe into who carried out the attack and why. [*]The Zimbabwe Republic Police is being urged to protect free movement, speech, and peaceful assembly. [*]All rule-of-law institutions must ensure equal legal protection regardless of political affiliation, per Section 56. [*]Legitimacy of the entire law reform process is at stake, both locally and internationally. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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