A Zimbabwean official says several top officials and cronies of President Robert Mugabe being sued for torture have been renounced by the state and will not receive legal assistance.
Deputy Attorney General Prince Machaya told the Associated Press on Sunday that the state will not represent officials being sued by prominent human rights activist Jestina Mukoko and eight others.
The activists are seeking $500-million for wrongful arrest, torture and abduction after their terror charges were dropped.
The list of defendants includes the security and defense ministers and the police chief — all Mugabe loyalists.
Mukoko’s lawyer Harrison Nkomo said the case was now a private matter between his clients and the defendants. – Sapa-AP