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Media lawyer in police custody
MISA-Zimbabwe
May 14, 2009

Prominent Media and Human rights lawyer, Alec Muchadehama is in police custody over charges of obstructing the course of justice under Section 184(1) of the Criminal Law Codification and (Reform) Act.

The charges arise from allegations that Muchadehama connived with Justice Bhunu's clerk in facilitating the release on bail of freelance photojournalist, Shadreck Andrisson Manyere from Chikurubi Maximum Prison and Movement for Democratic Change activists Kisimusi Dhlamini and Ghandi Mudzingwa who were under hospital detention at the Avenues Clinic. They were release on 17 April 2009.

According to lawyer, Beatrice Mthethwa, Muchadehama was picked up today (14 May 2009) from the Magistrates court this office this morning around 1000hrs by officials from the Harare Central Police Law and Order Section where he spent the whole day but only started being questioned at around 1600hrs.

Muchadehama was part of the Defence team representing freelance photojournalist, Shadreck Andrisson Manyere and Movement for Democratic Change activists, Kisimusi Dhlamini and Ghandi Mudzingwa. The defence team facilitated the release on bail of Manyere on both the occasions of 9 April 2009 and recently on the 13 May 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

Mthethwa said that had immediately filed an urgent High Court application against Muchadehama's charge.

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