Court to decide on Zimbabwe opposition march this morning

The High Court will decide this morning whether opposition parties can proceed or not with a planned demonstration calling for electoral reform in which they said they would present a petition to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission to come up with a clear electoral road-map to the 2018 elections.

According to Reuters, the police commander for the Harare Central District, Chief Superintendent Newbert Saunyama, told protest organisers in a letter yesterday that they could present a petition at the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission without marching, adding that the expected number of participants, 150 000, was too big.

"The crowd cannot be accommodated in the central business district of Harare as it interrupts both human and vehicular traffic," Saunyama said.

Leaders from 18 political parties are planning a demonstration today and have called on Zimbabweans to come out in their numbers.

MDC secretary general Douglas Mwonzora said a High Court judge will hear the case at 8 am.

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