In what may be the first time government property has been seized in pursuit of a civil judgment, the union representing White farmers in Zimbabwe has taken legal action to take over South African properties owned by Marxist dictator Robert Mugabe.
The groundbreaking legal move is part of an ongoing effort by the Commercial Farmer’s Union (CFU) to seek compensation for the thousands of White farmers who have been killed, maimed, and evicted from their Zimbabwe homes since 2001.
The CFU has the legal right to seek compensation after the South African Development Community (SADC) handed down a landmark ruling in November 2008 that said Mugabe’s “reform” programs were discriminatory against Whites and the farmers must be allowed to return to their farms unhindered. The Zimbabwe government ignored the ruling and has continued with its violent and racist persecution of the few White farmers remaining in the country.
South African’s North Gauteng High Court ruled last month that the SADC ruling could be enforced there, giving the farmers legal right to confiscate Zimbabwe-government-owned properties.
Robert Mugabe
All but four of the 11 Cape Town properties identified as being owned by the Zimbabwe government are protected by diplomatic immunity. Those four properties are estimated to be worth millions of dollars.
One of the properties, a R2.5 million (US$ 343,208) home in the Capetown suburb of Kenilworth, was attached by the sheriff’s office on Tuesday, March 30th, making it available for the farmers to put it up for auction.
It is believed the seized properties will be auctioned off to pay for their legal costs.
Afriforum is representing the CFU in South Africa and is providing legal assistance to the union in their efforts to confiscate the properties. Willie Spies, the lead South African lawyer in the case, said it would be almost impossible for the Zimbabwean government to appeal against the seizures, as it had not contested the North Gauteng court ruling.
While the SADC ruling has not yet put a monetary amount to the damages, lawyers representing the CFU will first look to recover South African court costs, estimated at R130,000 (US$ 18,000).
The South African government says it will appeal the ruling.
Source: zwnews.com
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Yeahaa, finally they see the light. Not bad after 10 years dudes – duh.
Brilliant move. Hopefully Obama’s USA will also wake up and finally do something of value in Zim, like going in and removing this tyrant.