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Further
confirmed arrests of Zimbabwe Electoral Commission personnel
Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR)
April 08, 2008
Further to
our Press Statement earlier
today, Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) is now in a
position to confirm the following additional arrests:-
1. In Chipinge,
two Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) election officers, Laison
Sithole and Joram Kamhunga, were arrested on an as yet unconfirmed
date. They appeared in court today, 8 April 2008, and were represented
by a ZLHR member. Sithole faces charges under section 136 of the
Criminal
Law (Codification and Reform) Act ("the Criminal Code"),
whilst Kamhunga has been charged with contravening section 87
of the Electoral
Act, as amended, in that he allegedly willfully failed to
properly carry out his duty by failing to post the polling station
return outside the polling station. The outcome of the hearing
has not yet been established.
2. On an as
yet unconfirmed date one Tawanda Gonye, a ZEC election officer
working in Binga, was arrested. A member of ZLHR was deployed
from Bulawayo to represent him, and managed to secure his release
on bail. Gonye was thus remanded out of custody until 23 April
2008.
3. In an update
of a case reported earlier today of Shadreck Mufute, a ZEC elections
officer who was stationed at Ward 25 in Mutasa South and was arrested
in Mutare and charged with fraud under section 136(a) of the Criminal
Code, alternatively contravening section 87 of the Electoral Act,
as amended, the Mutare magistrate allowed his release on bail
in the sum of Z$ 600 million, with restriction of movement, and
reporting conditions.
ZLHR continues
to be concerned that the Chairperson of ZEC has not publicly denounced
such attacks and calls on Commissioner Justice Chiweshe to immediately
provide a public explanation in this regard.
Further updates
will be provided in due course.
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fact
sheet
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