Joana Mamombe, Cecilia Marava and Netsai Chimbira have been released from hospital. This was revealed in court as the State prosecut...
Joana Mamombe, Cecilia Marava and Netsai Chimbira have been
released from hospital.
This was revealed in court as the State prosecutor pushed
to seize the MDC trio's passports.
Prosecutor Netsai Mushayabasa told the court that the trio
had been released from a private hospital in Waterfalls, Harare, where they
were receiving treatment.
Investigating officer in the matter, Mr Hardwork Mazite, told
the magistrate that Mamombe, Marava and Chimbira were mobilising resources for
their escape.
“On June 2, I received information that accused persons’
intent to abscond from the jurisdiction of the court and resources were being
mobilised for them to escape. They
intend to travel outside the country to evade trial. They have since been
discharged from hospital,” he said.
But the trio’s lawyer Mr Jeremiah Bamu refuted the claims. “It
is not necessary to add this condition (surrendering their passports) since we
are in a period of lockdown where one is not able to travel."
Magistrate Guriro in her ruling, ordered the trio to
surrender their passports because she said they failed to prove to the court
that they were not mobilising resources to escape.
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