The Zimbabwe Guardian (London)
20 June 2008
A HARARE magistrate has ordered the office of Zimbabwe's attorney general to investigate allegations that Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) Secretary-General, Tendai Biti, suffered abuse at the hands of police following his arrest at Harare International Airport.
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The burden of proof rests on Biti and his defence team according to the state prosecutor.
"The onus is on the accused to prove that he has no connection with the public violence that is happening in the country," she said.
Guilty 'til proven innocent? What a concept.
I once said that the rule of law had been eroded in Zimbabwe I was wrong. It has gone completely.