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No judgement for Bulawayo student leaders as Magistrate fails to turn up
Students Solidarity Trust \
May 28, 2009

Five Bulawayo student leaders appeared in a Bulawayo magistrate court yesterday for the determination of their case. The five Sheunesu Nyoni (ZINASU Treasurer),Samson Nxumalo (NUST Student Union Secretary General), Melusi Hlabano (former Bulawayo Polytechnic SRC Information and Publicity Officer), Archiford Mudzengi ( former School of Mines SRC President) and Brian Mtisi (former NUST SRC Information and Publicity Secretary are facing charges of participating in an illegal demonstration. The charges arose from a demonstration which took place on the 11th of November 2008 which was organized by the National Constitutional Assembly (NCA), demanding a new constitution just before the formalization of the Government of National Unity (GNU).

The five students who had appeared in court on Wednesday 20th of May 2009 when the state and the defence counsel gave their final submissions and judgement was reserved for the 27 of May. The prosecutor argued that students violated the Public Order and Security Act (POSA) intentionally and as such should face the consequences of their actions. The students were represented by Ms Nqobile Ndlovu from the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR).

Yesterday the magistrate failed to turn up so as to hand over judgement on the case. The prosecutor had to postpone the judgement to 10 June.

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