Zimbabwe: Youth Activist Abducted After Opposing Constitutional Amendment Bill During Public Hearing

Zimbabwe: Youth Activist Abducted After Opposing Constitutional Amendment Bill During Public Hearing

A youth activist and member of the Defend the Constitution Platform (DCP) Denford Sithole was allegedly abducted shortly after making a submission rejecting the proposed Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 during public hearings held at Nketa Hall on Monday.

Abductions, arrests and violence as parliament opens public hearings on constitutional amendments

HARARE — Violence, arrests and intimidation marred the first day of parliament’s public consultations on Monday over a controversial constitutional amendment seeking to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term in office. Several hearings were cut short after clashes broke out, including at Nketa Hall in Bulawayo where a woman who voiced opposition to Constitutional Amendment No. 3 Bill was chased from the venue and pelted with stones by a grou…