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Unidentified man threatens ZLHR with unspecified action
Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR)
January 19, 2009

An unidentified man on Monday 19 January 2009 visited the Bulawayo offices of the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) and threatened the organization and its employees with unspecified action.

The man who refused to identify himself but declared that he is a war veteran visited the ZLHR offices at 08:45 AM and asked for Kucaca Phulu, the regional manager for the ZLHR Bulawayo satellite office who at the time was not present in the office.

After learning that Mr Phulu was not in the office, the unidentified man started ranting and threatening Mr Tineyi Mukwewa, the ZLHR paralegal who was alone in the office at the time of the visit.

The man told Mr Mukwewa that he is a war veteran and boasted of his liberation war credentials.

He accused ZLHR of working to destabilize the government and representing Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) "criminals and bandits." The unidentified man blamed the ZLHR for the imposition of targeted sanctions against some ZANU PF and government officials. He castigated the ZLHR for advocating for the upholding of the rule of law and being recipients of financial resources from hostile western governments.

The unidentified man threatened unspecific action against the ZLHR and its staff saying; "We are going to deal with you (ZLHR)," before he left.

ZLHR unreservedly condemns such threats against the organization and its lawyers. This is an indication of a further escalation of attacks against the legal profession since the opening of the 2009 legal year, which cannot be tolerated in a democratic society, which purports to adhere to the rule of law.

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