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Glen View murder trial postponed as judge cites illness
Movement
for Democratic Change
October
29, 2012
The trial of
29 MDC members facing
false murder charges was today postponed to Wednesday after
the trial judge; Justice Chinembiri Bhunu failed to come to court
claiming that he was unwell.
The 29 are facing
trumped-up charges of murdering a police officer, Petros Mutedza
in Glen View 3, Harare in May 2011.
The trial has
been postponed for nearly two weeks now after the State counsel;
Edmore Nyazamba sought a one week leave again claiming that he was
ill. Before today's postponement, the trial had been adjourned
on many occasions with the State counsel, Nyazamba, the judge, assessors
and State witness giving various reasons and failing to turn up
for trial.
Some of the
accused have been in remand prison for nearly 18 months. Among those
in remand prison is the MDC Youth Assembly Chairperson, Solomon
Madzore and the MDC National Executive Member, Last Maengahama.
Meanwhile, the
bail hearing for the other two MDC members who were arrested this
month on the same charge has been postponed to tomorrow after the
State prosecutor, Nyazamba failed to turn up. The two; Jackson Mabota
and Tarisai Kusotera are in remand prison at the Harare Central
Prison. Their arrests bring to 31 MDC members who have been incarcerated
on the same false murder charge.
The case is
being held before Justice Hlekani Mwayera.
One of the accused,
Cynthia Manjoro was released
from remand two weeks ago after it was pointed out in court that
she was nowhere near Glen View 3 Shopping Centre, where the police
officer died.
The State also
failed to submit a typed response to the court on why the two should
not be granted bail citing that they did not have adequate personnel
to type reports for court processes.
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