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ZESN staff and taskforce member released
Zimbabwe Election Support Network
December 10, 2012

The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) member of staff Emma Chiseya and taskforce member Lucy Chivasa who were arrested by the police on Friday have been released.

The two were arrested up by the police on allegations of contravening Section 24 of the Public Order and Security Act (POSA) and spent two nights in custody before being released yesterday. According to their lawyer Brian Dube of Gundu and Dube Legal Practitioners a member of the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) the presiding prosecutor had said the was no case. The case will now proceed by way of summons if there is any new evidence.

ZESN deplores the continued harassment and intimidation of human rights activists especially as the country gears for elections set for 2013.

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