A Harare magistrate has ordered that the trial of eight University of Zimbabwe (UZ) student activists should start on the 23rd of August without fail. The eight were appearing in court for routine remand hearing this morning.
It is the states case that on March 29, the eight student activists attended an illegal gathering outside Parliament Building in Harare with the intention of breaching public peace. Todays appearance was the fifth after they were charged under the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act and granted bail on March 31.Joshua Chinyere, James Katso, Temptation Tazviinga, Tinashe Hlatshwayo, Tinashe Chisaira, Culvern Mungiri, Sydney Chisuko and Chikomborero Mukwaturi were arrested when University of Zimbabwe (UZ) students demonstrated in the streets of Harare on 29 March. The students were demonstrating against the slow pace in the implementation the Global Political Agreement (GPA) particularly reforms in the education sector.
The Students Solidarity Trust (SST) is concerned with the slow pace of justice delivery in the country. The inclusive government should move fast to clear the backlog in our courts. The human resources component in the judiciary sector must the increased to meet the demand. Justice must be seen to be done!
PROVIDING DEMAND DRIVEN SOLIDARITY TO THE STUDENTS COMMUNITY AND BEYOND.
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