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State
drags feet on Maguwu case
Crisis
in Zimbabwe Coalition
June 16, 2010
The state has
continued dragging its feet in the case of arrested Centre
for Research and Development (CRD) Director, Mr. Farai Maguwu
by further seeking postponement of Maguwu's bail hearing.
Speaking before High
Court Judge, Justice Chinembiri Bhunu, prosecutor; Mr. Chikosha
said that the State needs more time to research and respond to the
bail appeal lodged by the defense following Maguwu's denial
of bail by Harare Magistrate, Donald d Ndirowei on the 10th of June
2010. Chikosha sought postponement of the hearing on Friday 18 June
2010 citing that the defense had not submitted a record of proceedings
for the 10 June appearance at Rotten Row Magistrates Court.
The defense
led by Ms. Beatrice Mtetwa however argued that the records could
be obtained from Rotten Row Magistrates court accusing the state
of deliberately delaying the hearing. 'This has become a norm
rather than exception. The state believes that postponements are
merely there for the taking without putting any facts before the
courts,' said Ms Mtetwa.
Mtetwa quizzed the state
on why Maguwu had not accessed medical treatment almost one week
after the Magistrate court ordered Prison Services to take him to
a professional medical practitioner. Chikosha told the court theta
he was not aware of the reasons behind the failure by Prisons to
comply with the order. He told the court that he would conduct an
investigation and report back to the courts.
Justice Bhunu said that
the state should respond to the failure by Prisons to comply with
the order at 2:30pm today. He further noted that judgment on whether
the hearing should be postponed or not will be delivered at the
same time.
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