Zimbabwe: Jailed MDC-T Cop Killers Take ZEC to Court, Demand Right to Vote

Three prisoners and MDC-T officials who, last year, were convicted of murder have approached the High Court seeking an order compelling the Zimbabwe Election Commission (ZEC) to allow them to vote in the forthcoming general election.

Last Maengahama, Yvonne Musarurwa and Tungamirai Madzokere were convicted last year of murdering a police office and sentenced to 20 years each but say they consider themselves to be "political prisoners".

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