▁took ▁early ▁ret irement ▁at ▁his ▁suggestion , ▁Ch in am asa ▁held ▁meet ings ▁with ▁senior ▁Just ices ▁Ah med ▁E bra him ▁and ▁Nicholas ▁Mc N ally ▁( the ▁last ▁white ▁justice ▁on ▁the ▁Z imb ab we an ▁Court ), ▁and ▁told ▁them ▁for ▁their ▁own ▁safety ▁to ▁leave . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁following ▁what ▁Ch in am asa ▁considered ▁len ient ▁conv iction ▁of ▁three ▁American ▁citizens ▁caught ▁and ▁conv icted ▁of ▁sm ugg ling ▁arms ▁in ▁an ▁aircraft , ▁Z imb ab we an ▁High ▁Court ▁judge ▁Fer g us ▁Black ie ▁brought ▁successful ▁charges ▁against ▁Ch in am asa ▁for ▁a ▁conv iction ▁of ▁" sc and alis ing ▁the ▁court ." ▁Ch in am asa ▁had ▁Black ie ▁immediately ▁arrested ▁on ▁charges ▁of ▁" cor ruption ," ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁having ▁decided ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁a ▁white ▁woman ▁impro per ly ▁( on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁an ▁alleg ed ▁ad ul ter ous ▁relationship ▁and ▁rac ist ▁bias ), ▁and ▁without ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁judge ▁that ▁was ▁sitting ▁with ▁him ▁on ▁the ▁matter . ▁After ▁the ▁case ▁closed , ▁Ch in am asa ▁declared ▁various ▁N GO ' s ▁illegal , ▁including ▁leading ▁Human ▁Rights ▁organisation ▁the ▁A man i ▁Trust ▁which ▁provides ▁support ▁to ▁vict ims ▁of ▁tort ure ; ▁and ▁was ▁reported ly ▁accused ▁of ▁working ▁with ▁the ▁British ▁government ▁to ▁un se at ▁President ▁Robert ▁M ug abe ▁and ▁dest abil ise ▁the ▁nation .