JOB Sikhala’s London-based international lawyer, Robert Amsterdam, says the world will closely watch the incarcerated opposition MP’s bail hearing today to see whether justice is done.
His party, the Citizens Coalition for Change, says Sikhala, who has been locked up for 47 days, is a political prisoner.
“Let us be very clear: the world is watching this upcoming bail hearing to ensure that due process and rule of law is observed in the case of Job Sikhala,” said Amsterdam of Amsterdam & Partners LLP, who represents Sikhala on a pro bono basis alongside his local lawyers.
“There is no reason why Mr Sikhala should spend one minute longer in jail, as this unlawful detention represents a clear violation of Zimbabwean and international law.”-STAFF WRITER
