Zimbabwe: Arrest of MDC-Alliance MPs Lawful - Speaker

The arrest of several Members of Parliament from the MDC-Alliance was lawful as legislators are not above the law and there is no legal provision affording them special treatment when an arrest is effected, Speaker of the National Assembly Advocate Jacob Mudenda has said.

He said it was not true that Harare West legislator Ms Joana Mamombe (MDC-Alliance) was arrested during Parliament business as she was picked up when deliberations had already been concluded.

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