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Hon. Madzore summoned over alleged police assault
Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR)
April 13, 2011

Glenview South Member of Parliament Hon. Paul Madzore on Wednesday 13 April 2011 appeared in court for allegedly assaulting a police officer in 2006.

Hon. Madzore was on Monday 11 April 2011 served with summons to appear in court today for trial on charges of assaulting Detective Constable Everisto Maponga, a police officer.

Prosecutors allege that Hon. Madzore unlawfully and intentionally assaulted Maponga, a member of the Criminal Investigation Department, who was on patrol in the suburb on 14 December 2006 at Makomva Shopping Centre in Glenview 2 suburb in Harare.

The prosecutors claim that Hon. Madzore punched Maponga with his hands on his chest and he staggered as a result of the knocking.

However, Hon Madzore's trial could not commence on Wednesday and was rescheduled to 17 May 2011 by Harare Magistrate Victoria Mashamba after his lawyer Jeremiah Bamu of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) protested at being served with State papers while in court on Wednesday morning.

The State has lined up two witnesses Maponga and Detective Constable Aaron Chipadza to testify against Hon. Madzore during his trial.

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