Wed, Nov 25, 2009
HARARE – Zimbabwe state agents tortured a gun-dealer until he passed out in a bid to make him confess to working with a top ally of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai in a plot to assassinate President Robert Mugabe, the High Court heard on Tuesday.
Wed, Nov 25, 2009
MDC Treasurer General Roy Bennett has described his terrorism trial, which began two weeks ago, an 'absolute farce' and 'a joke.' The MDC official, who has not been sworn into government as the Deputy Minister of Agriculture because Robert Mugabe is refusing to swear him in, said he is frustrated with the slow pace the trial is taking.
Tue, Nov 24, 2009
Zimbabwe's MDC party is based on false evidence, his lawyers said on Monday in a trial which has raised tensions within the fragile unity government.
Fri, Nov 20, 2009
The trial of Zimbabwe Senate member Roy Bennett resumed Wednesday though only briefly as a High Court judge turned down a motion by lawyers seeking to bar testimony by Peter Michael Hitschmann, convicted in 2006 on a related charge, on grounds that Hitschmann's testimony was coerced and conflicts with public statements he has made.
Tue, Nov 17, 2009
Harare, - Chief Superintendent Sipho James Makone, a high ranking police officer and investigator in Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) treasurer general Roy Bennett’s on-going terrorism trial, denied any knowledge of torture claims by Peter Micheal Hitschmann.
Thu, Nov 26, 2009
Harare — POLICE have arrested seven suspected members of a drug trafficking syndicate, including two Mozambicans, and recovered 1 400kg of mbanje worth about US$1,4 million.
Wed, Nov 18, 2009
Harare — A Chinamhora man has been hauled to court for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl at gunpoint while taunting her saying she could not do anything about it because he was a "war veteran".
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