The MDC Youth Assembly welcome the news from the High Court in which Justice Chinembiri Bhunu granted bail to 21 MDC activists falsely accused of killing a cop in Glenview in May last year. However we also lament the fact that 5 of them have been denied bail and the court said they cannot be released because they are flight risks. This is not worth mentioning as the 5 were previously on bail and did not breach any bail provision.
The 5 are National Executive member Last
Tamai Maengahama, MDCYA Harare province Organising Secretary Rebecca Mafikeni,
Gender Rep Yvonne Musarurwa, Glenview Cllr Tungamirai Madzokere and Simon
Mapanzure from Mufakose.
We want to give credit to the defence team
of Beatrice Mtetwa, Aleck Muchadehama, Gift Mtisi, Charles Kwaramba, Jeremiah
Bhamu and Selby Hwacha.
We also want to take this opportunity to
congratulate their families who remained resolute and hopeful during the trying
times and also urge the families of the remaining 5 to remain strong and hopeful
one day justice shall prevail.
We also want to thank cdes and friends who regularly
thronged the high court during the trial, the gallery was always full and we
also expect that will continue as trial progresses. In that regard we also want
to thank those who could not attend the court sessions who made prayers from
their homes and offices.
We also want to give credit to the
leadership of the party and that of the Assembly in Particular for organising
various pressure initiatives including demonstrations, prayer meetings and
rallies across the country.
We therefore urge the state to be
professional enough and stop wasting time where trial commences in the next
term. We also continue demanding the unconditional release of the remaining
five persecuted true cadres of the struggle.
Justice delayed is Justice denied: Free
them now!!!
Together to end,building a youth with a difference.
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