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Five released, five remanded in custody
Community Tolerance Reconciliation and Development (COTRAD)
July 07, 2012

Five COTRAD activist who appeared before Masvingo Magistrate court yesterday were remanded in custody to the Monday 9 of July 2012 at 14.15pm for bail application ruling after the state had initial oppossed bail citing the activists were not proper candidates that could be granted bail.

The five activist are facing two counts of contravening section 25 (5) of the Public Order and Security Act (POSA) chapter 11.17 number 18/2007 and undermining the authority of the president defined in section 33(1) (b) of the code. In the same vein other five activists were released on the pretext that Area Prosecutor Shumba agitated that no charges could be proffered against the five. The state outlined that if there is need for prosecution it will be proceed by way of summons

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