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AG's office drags feet in Glenview residents case as police
disrupt peaceful demonstration
Crisis
in Zimbabwe Coalition
July 27, 2011
The Attorney
General's office represented by Prosecutor, Mr. Manhiri continues
to drag its feet in thebail application hearing for Cynthia Manjoro
and 7other activists who are still in police custody 60 days after
they were arrested
on the 29th of May 2011 on accusations of killing
a police officer in Glenview. The eight are facing charges of
contravening Section 47 of the Criminal
Law Reform and Codification Act.
Prosecutor Manhiri
requested the court to defer the case to tomorrow Thursday 28 July
2011 to allow his colleague Edmore Nyamazamba to argue the case.
Efforts by defense lawyers, Jeremiah Bamu and Tawanda Zhuwarara
for the hearing to be heard today were fruitless as Justice Samuel
Kudya agreed to postpone the hearing
Meanwhile
13 Restoration
of Human Rights (ROHR) activists were arrested today at the
High Court for peacefully protesting against the continued incarceration
of the eight Glenview residents whose bail hearing was supposed
to be heard by Justice Samuel Kudya today. The peaceful demonstration
demanded that the Glenview residents be released immediately and
that the judiciary should exercise its duties in a non partisan
manner.
The names of
the 13 activists who are currently detained at the Central Police
Station are:
Cosmas Ndira
Kimberly Nyatanga
Tungamirai Mazabani
Trymore Nyatanga
Barnabas Mwanaka
Leo Mutema
Kuda Usawi
John Gumeni
David Mazibiye
Wyclef Chamhandama
Isaac Nyamukora
Wencilus (surname not given)
Mafodya (first name not given)
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