SA to be arraigned in court for SADC Tribunal closureby SAVIOUS KWINIKAEditor-In-ChiefJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE long-delayed hearing of the court case against the role South African President Jacob Zuma and his government played in the closure of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Tribunal is set to be heard from Monday. The hearing is poised to be one of the most important cases for the rights of SADC citizens. The affected farmers successfully participated in various court cases before the tribunal and in all cases the tribunal ruled against the Zimbabwean government, hence its closure was seen as an affront to justice. Ben Freeth, one of the farmers, said despite winning their court cases, the closure of the tribunal in 2012 resulted in them being unable to take the cases further. Freeth is also spokesperson for the SADC Tribunal Rights Watch.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 03, 2018 16:52 UTC