The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has said Justice Bharat Patel is safe. They did not comment on his family’s welfare since the Sunday night report clearly mentions his family that it has fled for safety into a US embassy property.

The report says Justice Patel’s family survived an assassination attempt over the weekend.

Responding to the social media report, the JSC’s acting secretary Mr Walter Chikwana speaking to the state media dismissed as false the report that Justice Bharat Patel, a Constitutional Court judge’s family is in danger.

The report says Justice Patel’s family has sought sanctuary at the United States Embassy in Harare.

But Chikwana rushed to comment on the man himself, ignoring the family, who are at the centre of the report.

Said Chikwana:”I can confirm that the judge is safe and sound. The report is false. The judge is safe and sound and I have just spoken to him now,” he said.

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