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Youth Assembly statement on the granting of bail for the 21 MDC
members
MDC
Youth Assembly
December
17, 2012
The MDC Youth
Assembly welcome the news from the High Court in which Justice Chinembiri
Bhunu granted bail to 21 MDC activists falsely
accused of killing a cop in Glenview in May last year. However
we also lament the fact that 5 of them have been denied bail and
the court said they cannot be released because they are flight risks.
This is not worth mentioning as the 5 were previously on bail and
did not breach any bail provision.
The 5 are National
Executive member Last Tamai Maengahama, MDCYA Harare province Organising
Secretary Rebecca Mafikeni, Gender Rep Yvonne Musarurwa, Glenview
Cllr Tungamirai Madzokere and Simon Mapanzure from Mufakose.
We want to give
credit to the defence team of Beatrice Mtetwa, Aleck Muchadehama,
Gift Mtisi, Charles Kwaramba, Jeremiah Bhamu and Selby Hwacha.
We also want
to take this opportunity to congratulate their families who remained
resolute and hopeful during the trying times and also urge the families
of the remaining 5 to remain strong and hopeful one day justice
shall prevail.
We also want
to thank Cdes and friends who regularly thronged the high court
during the trial, the gallery was always full and we also expect
that will continue as trial progresses. In that regard we also want
to thank those who could not attend the court sessions who made
prayers from their homes and offices.
We also want
to give credit to the leadership of the party and that of the Assembly
in particular for organising various pressure initiatives including
demonstrations, prayer meetings and rallies across the country.
We therefore
urge the state to be professional enough and stop wasting time where
trial commences in the next term. We also continue demanding the
unconditional release of the remaining five persecuted true cadres
of the struggle.
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