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The Public Order and Security Act (POSA) is a piece of legislation introduced in Zimbabwe in 2002 by a ZANU-PF dominated parliament.[1] The act was amended in 2007. The chief architects of the act when it was formulated were John Nkomo and Emmerson Mnangagwa. Many regard POSA as an act that helped Robert Mugabe consolidate his power. The law gave untold powers to the police, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP). It is still under debate in the new term of rule and it is inarguably an unfair plot against human rights.
POSA has since been applied against demonstrations by the government. On August 1 2018 the law was invoked[2], resulting in the army fatally shooting protesters against alleged rigging of the Zimbabwean general election, 2018.
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^ "BREAKING NEWS: Police invoke POSA | The Chronicle". www.chronicle.co.zw. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
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