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Manyere's
bail application postponed
MISA-Zimbabwe
May 07, 2009
Detained freelance
photojournalist Andrisson Shadreck Manyere on 7 May 2009 tendered
yet another bail application before High Court Justice November
Muchiya who postponed the matter to 8 May 2009.
The postponement
came after the State Prosecutor; Chris Mutangadura made an application
to have the matter postponed to 11 May 2009. Mutangadura argued
that the State needed time to file their response as they had been
served the bail application papers late in the afternoon of Wednesday
6 May 2009.
Defence lawyer,
Alec Muchadehama, however argued against the date stating that they
had attempted to serve the Attorney General's office papers
on 5 May 2009 but, one Dube from the offices had refused the application
papers thereby prompting the delay.
Justice Muchiya,
ruled that the matter be postponed to 8 May 2009 as it was an urgent
application that concerned the liberty of the accused persons.
Background
Manyere is
charged under section 23 (1), (2) of the Criminal
Law (Codification and Reform) Act which criminalises acts of
insurgence, banditry, sabotage or terrorism or alternatively Section
143 of the same Act which relates to aggravating circumstances in
relation to malicious damage to property. He was admitted to bail
by Justice Hungwe on 9 April 2009 and released on 17 April 2009,
after spending almost 4 months at Chikurubi Maximum Prison, only
to be re-detained within two weeks of his release.
Manyere is currently detained at a Harare hospital as he fell seriously
ill after his release on bail on 17 April 2009.
On 5 May 2009 Manyere, Mukoko and 14 other alleged saboteurs had
their bail conditions revoked by Magistrate Catherine Chimanda who
ruled that the court had no jurisdiction to entertain the matter.
She also ruled that the indictment of the accused automatically
suspended their bail and consequently remanded them in custody.
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