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Arrest of Mr Gabriel Shumba
Legal Resources Foundation (LRF)
January 15, 2003

The Trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation (LRF) confirm the arrest of Gabriel Shumba, a legal practitioner of the Public Interest Unit of the LRF, at approximately midnight on 14 January 2003. He was able to inform colleagues that he was at St Mary's Police Station but believed he would be moved.

Subsequently, on the morning of 15 January 2003, it was established that he was at Matapi Police Station where he was permitted to see another colleague from the Public Interest Unit.

The charges against Mr Shumba, a human rights activist, are not known at this time but an urgent Chamber Application is being made for his release. Neither has he been brought to court for initial remand.

During the period of his incarceration, he did not have access to food or water until his colleague provided this at approximately 11.30am on 15 January 2003.

This is a matter of grave concern to the Trustees of the LRF .

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