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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 86827, member: 27"]
A direct legal strike has landed at the Constitutional Court, with six war veterans trying to block President Emmerson Mnangagwa from locking in a term extension through Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3.

Urgent bid against Mnangagwa
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[*]Emmerson Mnangagwa faces an application over Amendment Bill Number 3.
[*]Six veterans filed papers at the Constitutional Court.
[*]Professor Lovemore Madhuku represents the applicants.
[*]They want the Cabinet approval declared invalid.
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Alleged breach of constitutional duties
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[*]Reuben Zulu leads five other named applicants.
[*]Court papers cite Section 90 1 of the Constitution.
[*]Applicants argue Mnangagwa ignored liberation struggle ideals.
[*]Filing also references Section 90 2 b and 196 2.
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Push to block term extension
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[*]Veterans say presiding over the Cabinet tainted the process.
[*]The application seeks to stop him from signing the bill.
[*]They want any self-benefiting amendment ruled void.
[*]Section 328 7 gets flagged in their argument.
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Procedural route to the Constitutional Court
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[*]The case relies on Section 167 2 d provisions.
[*]Rule 32, 1 of the 2025 Rules, is invoked.
[*]Statutory Instrument 19 of 2025 is cited.
[*]Applicants confirmed they are not pursuing costs.
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