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Bail hearing for the MDC 29 postponed to Monday
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC)
September 13, 2012

The bail application for the 29 MDC members who are facing false charges of murdering a police officer in Glen View, Harare has been postponed to Monday at the High Court. Justice Chinembiri Bhunu postponed the hearing after the State said it needed time to consult with the police on statements made by the deceased's brother on Wednesday.

On Wednesday, Tichaona Mutedza, the young brother to the late Inspector Petros Mutedza testified in court and said the Mutedza family was convinced that Petros had not died at the hands of the accused and that they should be released.

The MDC members are applying for bail on changed circumstances. They have been in remand prison since March.

Mutedza said when the family viewed the deceased's body at their rural home in Mukumbura he was mutilated with his private parts and tongue missing. This was inconsistent with what the family had been told by the police earlier before they had viewed the body.

The police had claimed that Mutedza had been struck with an object on the left side of the head. However, Tichaona said the deceased had multiple head holes stuffed with cotton while his private parts were missing. He urged Justice Bhunu to release the 29 accused, investigate and arrest the real murderers of Mutedza.

Some of the MDC members have been in remand for 16 months.

Among those in remand are; Solomon Madzore, the MDC Youth Assembly chairperson and Last Maengahama, the Secretary for ICT and a National Executive member.

Lawyers representing the accused are; Beatrice Mtetwa, Alec Muchadehama, Selby Hwacha, Charles Kwaramba, Gift Mtisi and Jeremiah Bamu.

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