A group of farmers are in the Supreme Court for the first case in which the 19-month-old unity government is accused of violating the Constitution for racism against white farmers. Finance Minister Tendai Biti (pictured) is among the seven charged.
The Commercial Farmers' Union and 10 of its members are accusing Zimbabwe's inclusive government of violating the constitution in Zimbabwe's top court.
In papers before the court, farmers' advocate Adrian de Bourbon told Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku the government justifies actions against white farmers because it says it is undoing the wrongs of colonialism. He said this is not a valid basis in law to commit the international crime of racism. More...
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