Zimbabwe: Harare Schoolteacher Caught Up in August 1 Shootings Sues Army for Over 400k

9 December 2019

A Zimbabwean schoolteacher has taken the Justice Minister and the army commander to court to pursue over $400 000 in terms of damage for injuries suffered when he got shot by soldiers during the August 1, 2018 post-election violence in Harare.

Loveday Munetsi was shot on the right buttock when government deployed armed soldiers to quell acts of civil disobedience among citizens angered by what they found to be a rigged July 31 national election by the Zanu PF led government.

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