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Maguwu's high court ruling expected
Crisis
in Zimbabwe Coalition
July 09, 2010
The bail ruling
of the Centre
for Research and Development Director Farai Maguwu has been
deferred to Monday 12 July 2010 at 11.30 am after High Court Judge
Mawanze Gurainesu cited that he needed more time to go through the
submissions by the state and the defense counsel.
The state prosecutor
Marevanhema submitted that Maguwu should remain in custody until
investigations have been completed. Marevanhema said that if Maguwu
is granted bail there is great chance that he might abscond and
may interfere with investigations. The state further noted that
it required another month to complete investigations.
The defense lawyer Ms
Beatrice Mutetwa argued that the state is continuously denying Maguwu
liberty on the same basis that the investigations are not complete.
This is despite the fact that the state has not submitted any evidence
to show that there are investigations being done. She added that
the lack of evidence before the court is a clear testimony that
the state is dragging its feet in dealing with the matter. Ms. Mutetwa
urged the court not to continuously tolerate the state's postponement
of the dates and should seriously consider the basis of granting
bail so that Maguwu's right to liberty is respected.
Maguwu has been
in custody for thirty-six days and is facing charges of allegedly
communicating and publishing falsehoods in contravention of Section
31 of the Criminal
Law (Codification and Reform) Act. Maguwu's High Court
bail hearing was postponed on Wednesday 07 July after Gurainesu
postponed the hearing citing that he had a tight schedule. The bail
application hearing continues on Monday the 12th of July at the
High Court of Zimbabwe, in Harare.
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