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S v MUKUNGATU 1998 (2) ZLR 244 (S)

1998 (2) ZLR p244

Citation

1998 (2) ZLR 244 (S)

Case No

Judgment No. S-132-98

Court

Supreme Court, Harare

Judge

Ebrahim JA, Muchechetere JA & Sandura JA

Heard

28 May 1998

Judgment

4 September 1998

Counsel

H Zhou, for the applicant
J Matimbe, for the respondent

Case Type

Details not supplied

Annotations

No case annotations to date

Flynote

Constitutional law — Constitution of Zimbabwe 1980 — Declaration of Rights — s 18(8) — right of accused not to be compelled to give evidence — legislative provisions allowing adverse inferences to be drawn where accused refuses to answer questions put to him — whether such provisions ultra vires the Constitution

Human rights — right of accused not to be compelled to give evidence in criminal case — scope of such right

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