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Application
for stay of community service granted
Students
Solidarity Trust
April 13, 2012
High Court Judge Justice Nicholas Mathonsi has granted Welcome Zimuto
and five civic society activists Munyaradzi Gwisai, Hopewell Gumbo,
Antoneta Choto, Tatenda Mombeyarara and Edson Chakuma their appeal
for stay of community service this morning. After Magistrate Kudakwashe
Jarabini found the six guilty on charges
of conspiracy to commit public violence as defined in section
188 as read with section 36 of the Criminal
Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] on the 19th
of March, the six were sentenced to twenty-four months in custody
of which twelve months were suspended for five years on condition
that they don't commit a similar offence. The other twelve
months were suspended on condition that they pay a US$500 fine and
perform four hundred and twenty hours of community service at their
nearest government institution. They made an appeal to suspend community
service whilst waiting for the High Court to hear their appeal against
both conviction and sentence. The appeal has been granted after
the six had already started their community service and had served
two weekends after Mr. Jarabini had ruled that community service
should continue as he deemed their High Court appeal to have no
merit and chance of success.
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