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Judgment No CCZ 8/16 29 Const. Application No CCZ 48/15 GARWE JCC: I agree. HLATSHWAYO JCC: I agree. MAVANGIRA JCC: I agree. BHUNU JCC: I agree. UCHENA JCC: I agree. CHITAKUNYE AJCC: I agree. Tendai Biti Law, applicant’s legal practitioners Civil Division of the Attorney-General’s Office, respondents’ legal practitioners

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CCZ 08 16 Obediah Makoni vs Commissioner of Prisons & Anor

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Date recorded: Jul 13, 2016

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Politics & Governance

Summary: The applicant in this matter was convicted of the murder of his girlfriend. Because of extenuating circumstances, he was sentenced to life imprisonment. He was aged 19 at the time of his conviction and has been in gaol since 1995 for almost 21 years. The gravamen of his application is that life imprisonment without the possibility of judicial review or parole is unconstitutional.

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