Posted on 09/13/2010 10:31:55 AM PDT by Inappropriate Laughter
Harare(ZimEye)-The Zimbabwe Republic Police on Saturday failed to take the six arrested American doctors to court citing in-completion of investigations.
Police on Thursday arrested six American HIV/AIDS doctors for allegedly operating an unlicensed clinic in Belvedere, Harare, and dispensing medicines without a pharmacist’s supervision and were expected to appear in court on Saturday.
Jonathan Samukange of Venturas and Samukange Legal practitioners representing the arrested doctors told journalists Saturday evening that he spent the whole day waiting for the police to complete their papers that they were supposed to file to the courts.
“Superintendent Njodzi who is the chief investigating officer in this case wasted the rest of the day saying he was finalising documentation. We are worried because the offence our clients are facing has an option of a fine. There is no reason why they should continue to be in custody. We are challenging their incarceration “ he said.
Samkange said his clients who were ‘unfairly’ treated are expected to appear before the court on Monday adding that their detention was going to affect patients the doctors were attending to.police
“Our main worry is on the over 1000 HIV and AIDS patients they have been attending to. Their further incarceration means loss of life to some the patients,” he pleaded.
American Ambassador to Zimbabwe Charles Ray said he was closely monitoring the outcome of the arrested six American doctors by the police for allegedly operating without license.
The doctors comprising five males and a female doctor had been working in Zimbabwe for many years and were even given a farm to operate from in Mutoko at a place now known as Mother Faith Mission.
“The doctors have been working in Zimbabwe for a long time now on HIV/AIDS projects and have a lot of patients most of whom are AIDS orphans. They are in police custody at Harare Central Police Station.”
The American doctors also operate an AIDS clinic in Hatfield Harare. (ZimEye, Zimbabwe)
Why were they in Zimbambwe? I thought millions of Americans were languishing without medical care? These liberals think they can go show kindness to despots around the world, and will be shown gratitude. The do gooders keep getting locked up by nations they sympathize with,,,,(like the “hikers” in Iran) When will they ever learn?
They probably stopped paying bribes to the government. I can’t think of any other reason why they would be arrested in that cesspool.
Maybe that is what the government wants. You never know in that country(definitely not NY liberals) . Those American doctors must like a challenge to work in a craphole like that. Maybe they thought the UN would protect them.
You ask logical questions. From the above sentence I'd say that there is a religious and charitable factor in play.
Pardon my cynicism, but there's a good chance the investigations will be complete with no finding of guilt if the police bribes can be paid in time. On the other hand, if the Court needs its cut, these doctors may be in for a long session of Zim justice.
Since this is Zimbabwe, a cesspool of corruption, cash can remedy the problem and secure the release of the doctors.
Since this is Zimbabwe, a cesspool of corruption, cash can remedy the problem and secure the release of the doctors.
My friend would march into the courtroom and, the only white in the room, would go to the head of the line and demand that the clerks release his employees. The clerks would look toward the judge, who would discretely nod yes. Moments later, my friend would march out of the place with his grateful employees in tow.
In the peculiar logic of Haiti, the employees had been arbitrarily arrested so that they could be released on demand with no bruises or other injuries or mistreatment. Thus it was shown that the company's protection payments to the local judges and police -- which my friend delivered in cash -- were for a useful service and not a mere shakedown.
My friend despised the Haitian elite as a group for the way that they abused and misgoverned their country, but he found them good company individually because they were educated, intelligent, well-mannered, pro-American, and often genuinely hated the Haitian system. My friend also liked the ordinary Haitians he knew for their loyalty and friendliness even as he despised their ignorance, superstition, and routine criminality and cruelty.
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