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Trial of MDC members fails to kick-off as defence asks for time
to file papers and apply for new bail
Movement
for Democratic Change (MDC)
March
12, 2012
The trial of the 29 MDC members who are facing
false murder and public violence charges failed to kicked off
today at the High Court after the defence lawyers said they needed
time to file the defence outlines and apply for fresh bail.
The matter is
before Justice Chinembiri Bhunu and the 29 members are facing false
charges of murdering a police officer in Glen View, Harare in May
last year.
However, Justice
Bhunu said he will hear the fresh bail application by the MDC members
will be heard on Thursday after the defence lawyers had submitted
their bail papers to him.
They were indicted
on 01 March for trial and remanded again in prison. One of the lawyers
representing the MDC members, Charles Kwaramba said the lawyers
were failing to complete and file the defence outlines because the
prison environment was not conducive.
"It is
not easy for the lawyers to get instructions from the accused because
the prison officers are within earshot instead of eyeshot as the
prison regulations state," said Kwaramba.
He said the
time allowed for interviewing the accused was at the discretion
of prison officials making it difficult for the lawyers to fully
get instructions from the MDC members.
Meanwhile, hundreds
of people turned up in solidarity with the accused forcing court
officials to turn away some as Court A where the matter is being
heard was packed to capacity.
Those accused
for the false murder charge and public violence charges are; Solomon
Madzore, the MDC Youth Assembly chairperson, Last Maengahama, a
National Executive Committee member, Councillor Oddrey Sydney Chirombe
of Ward 33, Budiriro, Councillor, Tungamirai Madzokere of Ward 32,
Glen View, Cynthia Manjoro, Lloyd Chitanda, Stanford Mangwiro and
Tendai Chinyama.
The others are;
Jefias Moyo, Abina Rutsito, Gabriel Shumba, Stephen Takaedzwa, Linda
Madyamhanje, Tafadzwa Billiard, Simon Mudimu, Dube Zwelibanzi, Simon
Mapanzure, Augustine Tengenyika and Gapara Nyamadzawo, Paul Rukanda,
Lazarus and Stanford Maengahama, Kerina Dewa and Memory Ncube, Rebecca
Mafukeni, Yvonne Musarurwa, Phineas Nhatarikwa Standford Mangwiro.
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