Rights violations: Identification stalls prosecution of State security agents
BY MIRIAM MANGWAYA
PROSECUTION of State security agents accused of human rights violations has been largely stalled by the failure by victims to positively identify the perpetrators, a latest report by the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has shown.
The report, titled
Anti-Impunity Litigation, was released yesterday, and the rights lawyers said summons filed on behalf of the victims against members of the security services continued to be challenged as defective where the perpetrators have not been clearly identified.
They said in most cases, the perpetrator security officers would be wearing shielding attire such as helmets and masks, among others, making their identification difficult.