Standing firm, at least for now
The judiciary defies President Mugabe
THE “war veterans”, a motley collection of former fighters against white rule, young supporters of Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party and just plain thugs, are again on the rampage. The police are supine. But it takes more than threats to dismantle an independent judiciary. Despite the forced resignation of the chief justice in March, and verbal onslaughts on the judges delivered by the justice minister, the judiciary is standing up admirably to Mr Mugabe's bullying. At least so far.
This article appeared in the International section of the print edition under the headline “Standing firm, at least for now”
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