Disagree, Besoeker, Bad Bob is mad because he can't get any strawberries!
Simple as that...
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| Africa Subsaharan |
| More farmers arrested; ZimBob government and SADC silent |
| 2009-04-10 |
| Seven more people have joined the growing list of Zimbabwean commercial farmers facing prosecution for being on their land, as part of the ongoing offensive against farmers that has violently intensified in the last week. The growing list of farmers facing prosecution has now reached 100 and includes the wife of Chiredzi farmer, Gary Warth, who has been in hiding for more than six weeks. His wife Teresa was arrested on Monday in a move that Chiredzi police blatantly admitted was to ‘bait’ her husband out of hiding to face arrest and prosecution. She was later released and is expected in court this week. Meanwhile the violent offensive in Chegutu has not yet eased, with Mount Carmel farm manager Martin Joubert also being hauled behind bars this week. Joubert joins seven other Mount Carmel farm workers who were arrested over the weekend while trying to defend the land from a gang of lawless thugs. These workers have all been tortured behind bars and on Wednesday were remanded in custody until a later date. The rest of Mount Carmel’s staff meanwhile is in hiding. There is no question that the farm attacks, which have been ongoing since February, are the biggest obstacle standing in the way of crucial foreign investment in the country. Despite this, the unity government has done nothing to prevent the attacks. Prime Minister Morgan Tvsangirai has warned that the perpetrators of the attacks will be arrested and last week tasked the Joint Operations and Implementation Committee (JOMIC) to deal with the land issue. JOMIC in turn has since argued that farmland under legal protections such as Bilateral Investment Protection Agreements (BIPAs), are not ‘immune’ to fresh invasions, effectively condoning the new attacks. The attacks have also continued despite last year’s SADC Tribunal ruling that tasked Zimbabwe’s government with protecting land owners from future attacks. The ruling has been blatantly ignored under direct instruction by Zimbabwe’s Attorney General, and in one case the ruling was effectively nullified by a High Court judge. SADC itself meanwhile has remained completely silent on the farm attacks. |
| Posted by:Pappy |
| #2 Disagree, Besoeker, Bad Bob is mad because he can't get any strawberries! Simple as that... |
| Posted by: BigEd 2009-04-10 12:04 |
| #1 More social justice and "spreading the wealth around." |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-04-10 07:55 |