Zimbabwean member of parliament, Trevor JI Saruwaka was denied entry
into his work place because his outfit supposedly flouted house rules.
The lawmaker turned up to work dressed in a multicolour suit after the
colours of the national flag. There's more to the story however. In
recent times, anti-government members in politics, media and the mass
populace have adopted the #ThisFlag campaign as a form of protest
against president Mugabe's party, Zanu-PF which has ruled the country
for decades.
The government hit back by reviving legislation that makes
it a crime to "abuse" the national flag.
As lawyers have pointed out,
it's been left up to the government to define what constitutes abuse.
Higher Education Minister Jonathan Moyo said in a tweet that Saruwaka
being denied entry "was for being inappropriately dressed. Even bush
lawyers & fools know that Parliament has a dress code. It's in the
standing orders!"
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