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Fadzayi Mahere: Release Of Convicted Rapists Under Presidential Amnesty Is Grossly Irrational

1 year agoWed, 24 May 2023 11:33:30 GMT
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Fadzayi Mahere: Release Of Convicted Rapists Under Presidential Amnesty Is Grossly Irrational

The recent release of convicted rapists under the presidential amnesty has caused discontent among some Zimbabweans, with Fadzayi Mahere accusing authorities of being grossly irrational.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa ordered the release of 4,279 prisoners to ease congestion in Zimbabwe‘s prisons, which had a capacity of 17,000 inmates but were holding more than 22,000.

The pardons benefited prisoners who were held for non-violent offences and those aged over 60 who had served at least one-tenth of their sentence by April 18. However, the release included a convicted rapist who had sexually assaulted a nine-year-old girl and was released after serving just one year of his sentence.

Fadzayi Mahere, the spokesperson of the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) criticised the decision to release the rapists before completing their full prison terms, calling it “irrational.” Mahere, a legal expert posted on Twitter: 

While it is globally accepted that amnesties are a useful criminological device to minimise incarceration and encourage rehabilitation, such pardons must be made in a reasonable manner as required by section 68 of the Constitution with due regard to the plight of victims.

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With respect, it is grossly irrational to release dangerous, unrehabilitated offenders back into society. In particular, releasing rapists who have barely served their sentence and who’ve not demonstrated that they are rehabilitated poses a huge threat to the survivors of the rape and wider society.

Unleashing unrehabilitated rapists back into the communities that they committed rape is not only ultra vires the amnesty instrument, it’s a grossly irrational, negligent act that must be condemned by all progressive voices who care about the safety of women & girls.

In the video below, some of the convicted rapists speak to reporters after being released.

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27 Comments

musiv · 1 year ago
wakajaidxwa sure mahere
gumlaz · 1 year ago
kuno tinorova zvekt nhubu hatidi kana kuiona mu community ktaura kdai dzirikoo dzakangonita 2 years apa anga apiwa 20 apa a kidnapper onodashura sini remwana ane 8 years ndokubuda ippa pabda vamwe but akatovingwa neboys ktaura kdai hamneo kwaakatotiza akaenda
hi · 1 year ago
zviriko
Paul kagodo · 1 year ago
Paul
Malcom · 1 year ago
Regai mbavha dzinzwirane tsitsi kuti mangwana dzigonzwirwawo
Sorojena · 1 year ago
Presidential amnesty yeyiko towards elections?.. that's a satanic bribe.
Bvu Bvu Bvumbururu yeNdege · 1 year ago
✈✈🍌🍌Fadzayi Mahere is an amazing woman who cares about the safety of the the girl child coz a rapist has been set loose by ED the Father of Crime. 😉Anyway ndakambo kuudzai kuti mukadzi akaita saFadzi anonakidza pakukwiiiraa zvamandirokwatiiii. Coz kamuromo kake ako ikaka kanotaurisa kake ikaka. Zvinomisa ndege kuti dwiii bhaaabhaa tsirindindindi ndiii kuti ndiii mhaamhaa. Munoziva chii ukapopoterwa nemusikana wako zvinoratidza kuti anokuda ende futi ari kuda kuti umubvumburudze sitereki. Ivava type yake iyoyo inonatsoda murume anokara seeeex zviya zvine passion and soul. Dai Fadzi akanga ari mukadzi wangu maidei musinga tombenzwe nezvake coz ipapa ndai dei ndiri kutomukwiira izvozvo soo. #RESPECT!!!
Hokage · 1 year ago
😂😂😂😂@Bvubvubvu you always keep a copy eh??
Bvu Bvu Bvumbururu yeNdege · 1 year ago
✈✈🍌🍌@Hokage yes sometimes hahaha. Zvibhohwa kuzongoona message yaenda after the passion yandinenge ndaisa. #RESPECT!!!
Mkomana · 1 year ago
The rapist , should rape his wife or siblings for him not to take such things for granted xha!
Hol Hokage · 1 year ago
what the fu.ck are you talking about @Mkomana
Bvepfepfe · 1 year ago
🤣🤣Hokage don't bother with that fooool, takaona kuti pano pakuwanda mapenzi this week. Full moon effect is on course. Ukatarisa ma wolves haatani kuita howl to the moon. Mapenzi anotanga kuita gukagukaguka kkkk
Hokage · 1 year ago
😂😂😂kkkk, haa aaa week re full moon ma 1 shuwa @Bfepfepfe mmm macurses evamwe ndoopaanotanga kuita activate shuwa 😂😂
Anonymous · 1 year ago
Yaa apa wareketa ma mhoinzi Fadzi. Ndopega pawataura zvine musoro
Anonymous · 1 year ago
Keep it up Fadzayi! Where on earth are other females especially those of the ruling party? Why are they so quiet when in fact they're the potential victims of these atrocities committed by these rapists once they are released from prison? Remember this adage: once a rapist always a rapist
NATO · 1 year ago
thank you mami this is true you can't release an insane rapist who just save a single year in the dock,after all he destroyed the future of a juvenile now adzoka mucommunity how about akatanga kurepa zvimoko zvedu.its not fair haana kana rehab yaakareceiver.tichatoviga hanzvadzi sikana,against those ugly aliens
Anonymous · 1 year ago
Fadzi anenge arikutoda chimuti ku ccc Nero beware
fugu pfeee · 1 year ago
kuzanu tozviita divide and rule. apa waona anonymous. tichaita kuti mahere atange bato after gaining popularity
Verbatim bulletin · 1 year ago
Ma here has been t helms lately Has she taken over from Nero here, She's right on gender challenges but zvimwewo zvodawo........ Ka kutizviwisisike, the said amnesty did release those that are waster ways kuda murapist uyu aneterminal illness or just kungooma kwebl.. Kanakuti ndivana mafiramberi, Amnesty is presidential discretion
myself · 1 year ago
Mahere vaudze sure vanhu veZanu havafunge chaiko
@ · 1 year ago
Bvu Bvu Bvu bvururu yedege, heyo competition yatanga.
tiana · 1 year ago
good idea
GG · 1 year ago
There is nothing good here It only shows that Mr Jones was never a lawyer and does he speak like one. A search on Google tells you he was a bricklayer that's all. A search at Cambridge does not show his qualifications.
VaBhomba · 1 year ago
@Kayla yes she is the voice of the people. What a brave woman, if it was someone else that person would have been tortured and left for dead. George Charamba can warn people from standing up but not thi lady she knows the law.

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