Chivasa still in custody

HARARE – A spokesman for a pro-democracy group agitating for a new constitution was still held in police custody Tuesday, six days after he was arrested in Masvingo while addressing a Youth Forum meeting.
National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) spokesperson Maddock Chivasa was still held in

the filthy Masvingo Central Police Station where he has reportedly been denied access to food and legal representation.
Masvingo police were not immediately available for comment. But his lawyers said no charges had been levelled against him.
Chivasa was arrested while on a rural outreach program under the Zimbabwe Youth Forum banner. The organization was on a national offensive, engaging in civic and voter education of the youth across the country.
There are unconfirmed reports that police were claiming the meeting was not cleared by police.
Meanwhile, plain clothes police last Saturday arrested the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) Students Representative Council vice president Mehluli Dube and charged him with treason.
Treason in Zimbabwean carries a death penalty. The treason charges stem from alleged subversive subversive statements made by Dube at a Crisis Coalition meeting held in Gwanda two months ago.
Dube reportedly told the public meeting that “Mugabe is definitely going and would be either removed by the ballot or the bullet.”
Police arrested Dube at an All Stakeholder Constitutional Conference held in Bulawayo Saturday. They indicated they had mounted a massive manhunt for him. Dube is being represented by top lawyers Arnold Tsunga and Dzikamai Machingura. – Chief Reporter

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