Makosi fears Mugabe's security forces

Makosi fears Mugabe's security forces

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By Staff Reporter

ZIMBABWEAN Big Brother loser Makosi Musambasi on Thursday told an immigration tribunal that she fears “ill treatment” at the hands of “very brutal security forces” if deported to Zimbabwe.

On the first day of a hearing into a Home Office complaint that she breached her working visa by going on the hit TV reality show, lawyers for the 25-year-old cardiac nurse also said a legal precedent had been set when a court ruled last week that Zimbabweans faced possible persecution if deported.

The 25 year-old was pulled over by British cops for not wearing a seat belt before the immigration services intervened, insisting she had lost her right to stay when she ditched her nursing job for fame.

Makosi, who schemed her way to third place on Big Brother 6 in the summer, arrived for the hearing wearing a trendy scarlet jacket over a black skirt and top.

She listened intently as her barrister, Mark Henderson, told the tribunal she would face "ill treatment" by Robert Mugabe's brutal regime if sent back.

Henderson said: "To remove my client to Zimbabwe at the present time would be contrary to both The Refugee Convention and the Human Rights Act because of the risk of ill treatment that would arise in the present conditions and at the hands of the very brutal security forces."

He claimed that a legal precedent had been set only last week stating that no-one should be deported to Zimbabwe at the present time because their safety cannot be guaranteed.

Henderson also said that the Home Office had failed to follow "proper procedures" when it gave Makosi notice to quit.

He said: "It did not interview my client or secure any information from my client about her position. It simply served a curtailment notice."

Makosi was handed over to immigration officials in August after being arrested by police for not wearing a seatbelt in her cousin’s car.

She spent five hours in custody as she was quizzed by immigration officials and has since told of her fears if returned to her homeland.

She said at the time: "I'm worried and scared. Back in Zimbabwe, I've been judged for things I've done that African people do not like.

"There are people in my country who believe I've humiliated Zimbabweans by showing my tits on telly.

"I would love to stay in Britain. I have been saving British lives - and I could save more."

Makosi lost her right to stay when she resigned from her job as a trainee in the cardiac unit of High Wycombe Hospital, Bucks.

The hearing continues.
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