Zimbabwe opposition contests election result in court

There is palpable tension in the South African country of Zimbabwe as the inauguration of Emmerson Mnangagwa as president is being delayed as opposition contests the recently staged election result in court.

Reports say Zimbabwe’s opposition coalition, the MDC alliance filed their paperwork with Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court on Friday, alleging the result of the July 30 vote had been rigged in favour of incumbent Mnangagwa, of the ruling ZANU-PF party.

“Our legal team successfully filed our court papers. We have a good case and cause!!” MDC leader Nelson Chamisa said on Twitter.

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Lawyers of the opposition coalition party were seen arriving the Constitutional Court in the capital, Harare, with plastic boxes full of paperwork.

The development is coming a day after former finance minister and opposition leader Tendai Biti was paraded in court on charges of inciting violence.

Biti who arrived the court in handcuffs was paraded days after Zambia’s government rejected his request for asylum and deported him back to his country.

Prosecutors accuse Mr Biti of fueling illegal protests by rejecting Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa’s victory in the fiercely contested elections on 30 July.

 

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