WASHINGTON DC —
Umthethwandaba weHigh Court eHarare ngoLwesibili ulaye amapholisa ukuthi akhulule impahla yenhlanganiso yezitabane iGays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ).
Amapholisa athatha impahla le, egoqela imitshina yamacomputer lengwalo ezitshiyeneyo ngo2012 ekungeneni kwawo ngamandla emahofisini alinhlanganiso esithi isebenza ngaphandle komthetho.
Kodwa umahluli weHigh Court uJustice Priscillar Chigumba unqume ukuthi inhlanganiso le isebenza okusemthethwani njalo amapholisa kumele abisele yonke impahla yayo.
Kunjalo nje umthethwandaba weConstitutional Court uzaqala ngoLwesithathu ukuhlaziya udaba lokuthi isahluko somthetho weCriminal Law Codification and Reform Act esenza kubelicala ukuchothoza uMongameli Mugabe kumele sesulwe.
Umthethwandaba lo unqume ngomnyaka odluleyo ukuthi isahluko 31 lesahluko 33 zalumthetho kumele zesulwe ngoba zisephula ilungelo loluntu.
Kodwa umphathintambo wezemithetho uMnu Emmerson Mnangagwa uyasiphikisa isinqumo lesi. Umdwebi uMnu Owen Maseko ngomunye wabantu ababehambise loludaba emthethwandaba.
Ingcwethi kwezombusazwe uMnu Nkululeko Sibanda utshele iStudio 7 ukuthi kaboni uMnangagwa esenelisa ukusuthisa umthethwamndaba lo ukuthi uguqule isinqumo sawo.
Amapholisa athatha impahla le, egoqela imitshina yamacomputer lengwalo ezitshiyeneyo ngo2012 ekungeneni kwawo ngamandla emahofisini alinhlanganiso esithi isebenza ngaphandle komthetho.
Kodwa umahluli weHigh Court uJustice Priscillar Chigumba unqume ukuthi inhlanganiso le isebenza okusemthethwani njalo amapholisa kumele abisele yonke impahla yayo.
Kunjalo nje umthethwandaba weConstitutional Court uzaqala ngoLwesithathu ukuhlaziya udaba lokuthi isahluko somthetho weCriminal Law Codification and Reform Act esenza kubelicala ukuchothoza uMongameli Mugabe kumele sesulwe.
Umthethwandaba lo unqume ngomnyaka odluleyo ukuthi isahluko 31 lesahluko 33 zalumthetho kumele zesulwe ngoba zisephula ilungelo loluntu.
Kodwa umphathintambo wezemithetho uMnu Emmerson Mnangagwa uyasiphikisa isinqumo lesi. Umdwebi uMnu Owen Maseko ngomunye wabantu ababehambise loludaba emthethwandaba.
Ingcwethi kwezombusazwe uMnu Nkululeko Sibanda utshele iStudio 7 ukuthi kaboni uMnangagwa esenelisa ukusuthisa umthethwamndaba lo ukuthi uguqule isinqumo sawo.