This is the second day in a row that the state has postponed the application. The hearing has now been pushed to Thursday.
The bail hearing failed to take off Wednesday after state prosecutor Edmore Nyazamba didn’t turn up, as he was reportedly attending another bail hearing for the MDC Youth Assembly chairperson, Solomon Madzore at the Supreme Court.
The group was taken back into custody last week Thursday after being indicted for the trial starting next Monday. The MDC-T denies its activists were involved in the murder of Mutedza saying the cop was fatally assaulted by ordinary patrons at a Glen View bar who were discussing football.
Senator Obert Gutu, party spokesman for Harare province and deputy Minister of Justice, said it was the usual delaying tactics by the system to keep the activists in custody.
‘It is malicious to keep them locked inside. There is a nine out of ten chance that there will be readmitted for bail, so they want to keep them in custody just to fix them. This is not like a new case, officers in the Attorney-General’s office are too familiar with so it shouldn’t take long to come up with a decision,’ Gutu said.
Back in police cells is national executive member Last Maengahama and his two brothers, Stanford and Lazarus.
The group also includes Rebecca Mafikeni, Phenias Nhatarikwa, Yvonne Musarurwa, Stanford Mangwiro and Glen View Ward 32 councellor, Tungamirai Madzokere. The activists spent 9 months in custody and had only been granted bail two weeks ago. Analysts point out that Zimbabwe’s laws are being used to harass anyone perceived as being opposed to Mugabe and ZANU PF. SW Radio Africa
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