Jestina Mukoko the director of the Zimbabwe Peace Project who is now on bail, on 4 March 2009 appeared before Harare Magistrate Gloria Takundwa who postponed her case to 20 March 2009 after the state applied for the postponement.Her lawyer Alec Muchadehama was agreeable to the postponement but
stated that the Mukoko who has not been charged should be placed on
formal remand at the next court sitting. Muchadehama also said a trial
date should also be set in the matter.
Background
Mukoko was granted bail on 2 March 2009 bringing to an end her 92-day
detention following her alleged abduction from her home in Norton on
the outskirts of Harare on 3 December 2008. Her whereabouts were
unknown until her subsequent appearance in court on 24 December 2008.
Until her release on bail, Mukoko who is also a former television news
anchor with the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation had mounted several
court applications with the Magistrates, High and Supreme Courts in a
bid to secure her freedom but to no avail.
MISA
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