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Bulawayo High Court
Citizens for Coalition Change v Nelson Chamisa
HB 34/24
Case Details
Court
Bulawayo High Court
Date
14 March 2024
Citation
HB 34/24
Neutral Citation
[2024] ZWHB 34
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Urgent Application
Bench
Presiding
MANGOTA J
Full Bench
MANGOTA J
Areas of Law
Property LawSpoliation
Keywords
spoliationmandament van spoliepeaceful possessionproperty occupationpolitical party
Tags
spoliationmandament van spoliepolitical party officesproperty possession
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
- Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
- Human Rights Act 1998
- Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996
- Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
- Terrorism Act 2000
- Crime and Security Act 2001
- Criminal Justice Act 2003
- Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001
- Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005
- Counter-Terrorism Act 2008
- Protection of Freedoms Act 2012
- Investigatory Powers Act 2016
- Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Act 2021
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the applicant was wrongfully deprived of possession of its property","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Property was painted without consent; applicant was previously in peaceful possession"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether Chamisa was responsible for the spoliation despite not being physically present","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Chamisa received application served at property; inference of acting through others"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant, a political party, alleged that the respondent forcibly took control of its Bulawayo provincial offices on 30 January 2024, painted the walls from yellow/black to blue/black colors, and displayed the respondent's portrait. The respondent denied involvement and claimed he had resigned from the party on 24 January 2024.
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