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Trial
of two WOZA members set for Monday 23rd June 2008
Women
of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA)
May 14, 2008
In her judgement
that was delayed from Monday, Magistrate Rose Dube ruled this morning
that the two WOZA members arrested
last week for distributing materials likely to cause a breach
of the peace should go on trial and set the trial date for 23rd
June.
Trust Moyo and Cynthia
Ncube had been arrested in Bulawayo last Monday, 5th May, after
a demonstration calling for an end to the recent spate of politically
motivated violence.
The two are
charged under Section 37 1(b) of the Criminal
Law (Codification and Reform) Act - ' . . . distributes
or displays any writing, sign or other visible representation that
is obscene, threatening, abusive or insulting, intending thereby
to provoke a breach of the peace . . . '
The defence had argued
that materials carried by the two were not 'obscene, threatening,
abusive or insulting' and therefore the charges should be
dropped. The Magistrate ruled that as the two had not denied carrying
the materials, a trial was necessary to decide whether the messages
were obscene etc. The materials in question are a banner stating
'we want bread and roses' and a newsletter that includes
the sentence; "we immediately call on Robert Mugabe to hand
over power to the winner of the presidential election, Morgan Tsvangirai".
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