By A Correspondent- Professor Lovemore Madhuku has said the decision made by Harare Magistrate Ngoni Nduna banning Beatrice Mtetwa from representing incarcerated journalist Hopewell Chin’ono was a violation of the Constitution.

In an exclusive interview with ZimEye, Madhuku said Mtetwa should seek remedy to the wrong ruling by the magistrate at a higher court urgently.

He said:

“The right of an accused person to be represented by a lawyer of their choice  … it is foundational to a lot of rights as guaranteed by the Constitution.

The remedy that exists in a legal system is to rush to a higher court…. Take it up to a higher court on a very urgent basis and get remedy.

It is a wrong decision to be made at the level of the magistrate. A magistrate at that level could not make that decision.

It was not within his jurisdiction to make their decision…”

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