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Journalist released without charges
MISA-Zimbabwe
July 18, 2011

The four Bulawayo-based journalists arrested on 15 July 2011 in Ntabazinduna were later released around 4.30pm on the same day after spending close to four hours in police custody.

The journalists were arrested while covering the story of a police officer who was allegedly being evicted from his house after being found in possession of a music file containing songs praising the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) on his computer.

The four journalists, Standard reporter Nqobani Ndlovu and freelance journalists Pamenus Tuso, Pindai Dube and Oscar Nkala were detained at Ntabazinduna Police Station, about 40km from Bulawayo.

MISA-Zimbabwe Media Lawyers Network representatives comprising Matsobane Ncube, Kucaca Phulu and Kholwane Ngwenya travelled to Ntabazinduna to establish the nature of the charges against the four. However when the lawyers arrived at the police station the four journalists had already been released without charges.

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