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Hearing postponed for abuse case of Zimbabwean official's aide
Oct 17, 2011, 17:51 GMT
Harare - A lawsuit by a confidante to Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai who claims he was abused while in government detention was postponed Monday so it can be merged with similar cases.
A court official told dpa that the case had been 'postponed indefinitely' since 'the court wants other 25 cases in which the government ministers are being sued to be consolidated with this case.'
The lawsuit targets, among others, Attorney General Johannes Tomana.
Gandhi Mudzwinga, a director of Tsvangirai's office, was a personal aide to the prime minister in 2008 when he was abducted and held incommunicado for weeks, during which time he claims he was tortured and starved.
Mudzwinga's lawsuit seeks a 1.2-million-dollar payment from four ministers and security agents allegedly involved with the case. At the time, Mudzwinga was charged with banditry and acts of terrorism.
One of the cases with which it might be combined is that of Jestina Mukoko, who gained international fame in 2008 when she was allegedly abducted by state agents and mistreated during detention. She is suing the state for 200,000 dollars.
A Zimbabwean court has approved her appeal for a permanent stay of prosecution on charges of attempting to topple the government of President Robert Mugabe.
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