By A Correspondent| Opposition MDC Alliance Treasurer David Coltart has urged Chief Justice Luke Malaba to discipline Magistrates who continuously deny bail to political activists despite the High Court describing the rulings as misdirected.

Coltart was commenting on a Twitter post that castigated Magistrates for repeating rulings that have been described as misdirected.

“One Magistrate predictably & constantly denies bail those who criticise the Gvt. On appeal, after accused persons have languished in prison, High Court judges overturn the Magistrate’s decisions characterising them as “gross misdirections”! It’s systemic injustice,” said one Thompson Chengeta.

“This is right. However despite these gross misdirections the Judicial Services Commission, which is chaired by the Chief Justice, does nothing to discipline such magistrates. That amounts to condonation of their actions & to that extent the JSC is complicit – a systemic problem,” responded Coltart.