The magistrate postponed the matter to allow the state to furnish Mtetwa with a trial date and for the defence lawyers to file an application for refusal of placement on remand.
Mtetwa is currently out on bail granted by the High Court after a protracted battle to secure her freedom.
She is facing charges of trying to block police from conducting searches at the house of MDC-T official, Thabani Mpofu after she argued that the police search warrant was illegal.
Mpofu, together with three officials from the Prime Minister’s Office, Felix Matsinde, Warship Dumba and Mehluli Tshuma are facing charges of violating the Official Secrets Act.
It is the state’s case that the four were found in possession of illegal documents some of which detailed the background of the Commissioner General of police, Augustine Chihuri while others talked about Attorney General, Johannes Tomana.
According to the state media Mtetwa's conduct was "allegedly violent" and "created confusion resulting in some documents being whisked away from the premises."
The state argues that Mtetwa's conduct does not inspire confidence in the legal profession, adding that her actions were not consistent with those of an experienced legal practitioner.
High Court Judge, Justice Charles Hungwe initially granted Mtetwa a provisional order for her immediate release by the police.
She was however later granted $500 bail by High Court judge Justice Joseph Musakwa. As part of her bail conditions, Mtetwa was ordered not to interfere with state witnesses.
Musakwa in granting bail to Mtetwa overruled an earlier judgment by Harare Magistrate, Marehwanazvo Gofa.
Gofa had denied the prominent lawyer bail on the grounds that if released, she was likely to interfere with state witnesses and cause commotion as she had done during her arrest on 17 March.
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