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NCA Spokesperson finally acquitted
National Constitutional Assembly (NCA)
March 06, 2009

The National Constitutional Assembly Spokesperson and Youth Forum Board Chair Madock Chivasa has been acquitted today for undermining police authority by a Masvingo magistrate.

His acquittal comes after two long years of trial.

Chivasa who was charged in September 2007 for undermining police authority walked out of the court a free man after the magistrate dismissed the evidence submitted as the police could not tell whether it was Chivasa or someone else who said the words which were bringing about the charge.

The magistrate said that it was no longer necessary to continue charging Chivasa. Police had argued that they could not tell whether it was Chivasa or not who insulted them as the incident took place during the night.

The NCA severely condemns the treatment its spokesperson has received from state apparatus.

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