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NCA’s
request of appeal against dismissal of Referendum challenge granted
by Supreme Court
National
Constitutional Assembly (NCA)
March 08, 2013
The Supreme
Court yesterday (7 March) granted a request of appeal of by the
National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) against a ruling
by the High Court on Thursday 28 February 2013.
The NCA has
been given Wednesday the 13th of March 2013 as the day for hearing.
The NCA is challenging
Judge President George Chiweshe’s dismissal of the constitutional
reform body’s application seeking to defer the holding
of the referendum on a new draft
constitution. Justice Chiweshe has ruled that the courts have no
jurisdiction to challenge the all-powerful executive president's
decisions and actions.
We remain hopeful
that the honorable Court will apply logic and reason to this case.
The case also buttresses the NCA's assertion that the executive
presidency provided for in the Copac draft is an affront to democracy
as it leaves too much power in one individual (Executive President),
with the effect that such an individual can usurp the power that
any constitution can give to the people.
We remain committed
to the NO VOTE campaign and we will continue to urge the people
of Zimbabwe to reject this undemocratic draft which threatens to
take us backwards as a country.
Our Take Charge
campaign is in full swing and meetings are taking place in various
parts of the country. You can get copies of the reasons to Vote
NO from the NCA in five languages namely Shona, Venda, Ndebele,
Nambia and English, as we await more translations.
Visit the NCA
fact
sheet
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