Some Zimbabweans this morning celebrated the High Court ruling praising Movement for Democratic Change vice-president Tendai Biti who argued the case.
Movement for Democratic Change-Tsvangirai vice-president Obert Gutu was bashed left, right and centre when he tweeted that the High Court ruling was of no significance.
“In law, there’s something called a ‘brutum fulmen’…Essentially meaning an empty or ineffective threat or put alternatively, a judgement that is incapable of being enforced, mostly because it would have been overtaken by events. I thought it’s important to clarify a few issues,” he tweeted.
There was a barrage of attacks on Gutu with Tynofire tweeting: “Nyika haisi kuenda mberi nekuti panembwa dzinopikisa effort yevamwe just for the fun of it. Opposition of the opposition. Foolish.”
Gutu stood his ground, responding: “I’m simply explaining the well-established principle of ‘brutum fulmen’. This has got absolutely nothing to do with politics……
“At law, it’s a Pyrrhic victory, a ‘brutum fulmen’, a loud noise signifying absolutely nothing. Just wanted to put the record straight.”
Gutu’s argument was validated by a statement from Mthuli Ncube which said the 2 percent tax will continue to be levied.
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