Judgment No. CCZ 1/2014 1
Const. Application No. SC 240/2010
REPORTABLE ZLR(16)
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(1) KISIMUSI EMMANUEL DHLAMINI (2) GANDI
MUDZINGWA (3) CHINOTO M. ZULU (4) ANDRISON
MANYERE (5) ZACHARIAH NKOMO (6) REGIS MUJEYE
(7) MAPFUMO GARUTSA
v
THE STATE
SUPREME COURT OF ZIMBABWE
CHIDYAUSIKU CJ, MALABA DCJ, ZIYAMBI JA,
GARWE JA & CHEDA AJA
HARARE, SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 & MARCH 17, 2014
T Bhatasara with him A M Muchadehama, for the applicants
C Mutangadura with him M Dube, for the respondent
MALABA DCJ: This is a referral by the High Court for determination under
s 24(2) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe of questions of alleged violations of the fundamental
rights of the applicants guaranteed under ss 13(1) (right to personal liberty); 15(1) (right not to be
subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment) and 18(1) (right to the protection of
the law).
The applicants seek the following relief:
1. A declaration that their rights, in terms of ss 13(1), 15(1) and 18(1) of the Constitution
have been violated