Zimbabwe: 13 Out Of 15 WOZA Activists To Be Released
From SW Radio Africa via All Africa:
“After being kept in detention for about 2 weeks while the government delayed a bail appeal hearing, 12 of the 14 WOZA activists who were being detained at Chikurubi Maximum Prison finally faced the prospect of being released on Friday.
A male MOZA activist that was at Harare Remand Prison was also due for release on Friday after lawyers paid bail. Lawyer Gift Mpisi, who is representing the WOZA detainees, said he had posted Z$ 5 billion each for their release. A car was on the way to Chikurubi to pick them up late afternoon.
Mpisi said 10 of the 13 activists at Chikurubi were due to be released Friday. Coordinators Jenni Williams and Magodonga Mahlangu were denied bail Wednesday after the state claimed that they were likely to mobilise people to demonstrate on the streets and cause violence ahead of the runoff election. A WOZA activist who was using documents that had her maiden name instead of married name will also spend the weekend in detention awaiting clarification on Monday.”
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