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Standard Journalists further remanded
MISA-Zimbabwe
June 09, 2004

The editor of The Standard newspaper Bornwell Chakaodza and reporter Valentine Maponga, were on 8 June, further remanded out of custody to 14 August for contravening section 15 of the Public Order and Security Act (POSA).

Allegations against the two journalists arose on 16 May 2004, when they published a story headlined "The family of slain mine boss blames government officials."

The story read that the family of slain Trojan Mine boss, Dr Leonard Chimimba were blaming government officials for his death. They relied on a named source who has since distanced himself from the article.

Chakaodza and Maponga appeared before Magistrate Ms Memory Chigwaza. The state contends that the two journalists erred in implicating some unnamed top government officials as being behind the murder of Dr Chimimba. The mine boss was alleged to have been in possession of information connected to nickel theft in South Africa.

Background
Chakaodza and Maponga were arrested on 21 May 2004. They were released on 21 May on $50 000 dollars bail each.

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