Monday, 6 May 2013
Leader Madzore to spend a week in custody
MDC Youth Assembly President Solomon Madzore will spend
another week in remand prison after the state invoked section 121 of the
draconian criminal procedure and reform Act.
A Bindura magistrate had granted leader Madzore $100 bail
after Defense lawyer Charles Kwaramba of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights had successfully
applied for bail.
Kwaramba who was assisted by Jeremiah Mutongi Bhamu told the
court that the State had misled the Jury in its submissions when it
deliberately lied that Madzore had no family since Madzore had a pregnant wife
present in court and two children.
Kwaramba told the court that it is shocking that the records
are present at the Attorney General’s office and the High Court that Madzore is
married and the prosecutor did not bother to check.
The Attorney also told the court that it is shocking that
the State said Madzore did not have any valuable assets when he in fact owns
three vehicles, a Toyota vitz, Mercedes compressor and an Isuzu KB Twin cab
which was parked just outside the court.
Addressing party members outside the court Assembly
Secretary General Promise Mkwananzi said we are disappointed by the behavior of
the Prosecutors who have reduced themselves into political repressive apparatus
instead of acting professionally.
Youth Assembly Deputy President Costa Machingauta had to be
whisked away from the police after they had sort to arrest him for reasons
better known to them.
Together to the end,building a youth with a difference.
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