The human rights lawyers, Charles Kwaramba and Marufu Mandevere of Mbidzo, Muchadehama and Makoni Legal Practitioners, who are members of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) were denied access to their clients when they visited Harare Central Police Station, where some of their clients were detained.
The police told the lawyers that they could not entertain them as they were holding meetings. The police advised the lawyers that they were still carrying out investigations and would likely press murder charges against the detainees on Wednesday.
The Glenview residents were picked up by the police on Sunday evening and Monday morning as the police responded to the death of an officer who allegedly died after a confrontation as the police attempted to break up a meeting at a shopping centre in the suburb.
1.6.2011
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Police deny lawyers access to detained residents
Police on Tuesday 31 May 2011 denied lawyers access to several residents of Glenview suburb, Harare, who were picked up and detained following the death of a police officer on Sunday 29 May 2011 in the capital.