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Prominent human rights lawyer Obey Shava was reportedly attacked and left with broken legs by suspected state security agents last night.
Fellow lawyer Thabani Mpofu confirmed the incident Wednesday night.
“Top CCC Lawyer Obey Shava was viciously attacked this evening by four men who broke his legs and left him battling for his life.
“The safety of our citizens must be the top priority on the state’s agenda, particularly during this crazy season,” Mpofu said. Details of the incident were still sketchy.
Shava is one of the attorneys under the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights who represented Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists Joanna Mamombe, Cecelia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova when they were dragged to court in 2020 charged with falsifying their abduction by state security agents. Mamombe and Chimbiri were acquitted of the charge on Tuesday.
The attack on a lawyer who has been steadfast in representing opposition activists accused of crimes against the state has raised the spectre of a bloody campaign to Zimbabwe’s general elections set for August 23. ZimLive
