Published by the government of Zimbabwe
3 January 2009
Harare — THE High Court yesterday threw out an application for the release of Zimbabwe Peace Project director Jestina Mukoko, who is accused of recruiting people for banditry training to overthrow the Government.
The court also agreed with a ministerial certificate barring the disclosure of the identities of State security agents who arrested Mukoko and her co-accused.
Briefing journalists after the judgment yesterday, the Director of Public Prosecutions (Criminal Division) in the Attorney-General's Office, Mrs Florence Ziyambi -- who was being assisted by chief law officer Mrs Virginia Mabhiza -- said the court had found the application for Mukoko's release to be "incompetent".
She said Justice Alfas Chitakunye upheld the earlier court ruling that Mukoko should attend remand proceedings at the magistrates' court.
"The court dismissed the issue of Mukoko seeking release as incompetent because the same court had already ruled that she should be remanded.
"Proceedings continue at Rotten Row Court and she was ordered to appear in the magistrates' court on her next remand date on Monday," said Mrs Ziyambi.
According to Mrs Ziyambi, though the High Court refused to release Mukoko, it ruled that she only be booked out of prison for medical examination and treatment under prison guard whenever necessary.
The court dismissed the application for disclosure of the State security agents who were holding on to Mukoko on the strength of a ministerial certificate that was earlier tendered before the court by the State during the hearing.
It was said that the disclosure of the identity of the agents, as State Security Minister Cde Didymus Mutasa had indicated in the certificate, would compromise national security.
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The Government of Zimbabwe has a duty to haunt down SUSPECTED terrorists, such as Jestina Mukoko.
We are not fooled by the cover "peace, bla, bla, bla."
The law will take its course, and wrapping a terrorist with the flag of peace will only fool fools.
Project Guerrilla warfare on terrorism in the City haunt them down, HARARE.
The troll Shallow is not Zimbabwean, is not in Zimbabwe and knows nothing about Zimbabwe. This is evidenced in his replies. He is in West Africa, probably Sierra Leone where he was hounded off other web sites. All he will try to do is annoy you with name calling and Rhetoric. Ignoring him totally is the best thing to do. He is a nothing man and will contribute nothing.
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Jailhow, we all must respect human rights. Holding Mukoko without any legal frame work is a gross violation of human rights. She deserves to be freed! Such accussations about individual Zimbabweans opposssed to Robert Mugabe are so common. Yesterday it was Tsvangirai being accussed and who knows who the next person will be!
Goodness, the accused is before a court of law, and you have the nerve to assert that there is no "legal frame work...."?
Your logic is, at best, mystifying. Or, perhaps, you want the accused to appear before the "High Court" in London? Or, Gitmo?
The Government of Zimbabwe has the solemn duty of protecting its citizens from terrorists, period.
They may come UNDER THE COVER OF priests, nuns, or NGOs; when they are ratted on, as here---allegedly---however, they will be tried as TERRORISTS, PERIOD. AND IF CONVICTED, THEY SHALL HANG.
AND THERE IS NO POWER ON EARTH THAT CAN STOP THAT.
PROJECT LAW AND ORDER IN THE EVER VIGILANT CITY OF HARARE.
Shallowhead, you forget the premise of a person being innocent until found guilty. Therefore these people remain as innocent as you or I of these charges.
Are you saying that the human rights of an innocent individual do not matter any more in Zimbabwe? That a 2 year old can be beaten in police detention?
Gutterhead and Peanut Butt, we don't exchange views with rhodie-terrorists.
We shall crush any and all manifestations of terrorism in the Sovereign territory of Zimbabwe.
We shall haunt them like rabbits, corner them, and crush with the hammer of African dignity.
Rhodie terrorists are free to lie---mendacity is hardwired in rhodies---about any and all phenomena in Zimbabwe.
A line is crossed with terrorism: here, NO POWER ON EARTH CAN STOP THE STATE OF ZIMBABWE FROM CRUSHING THE BANDITS.
OPERATION ROOT OUT RHODIE TERRORISTS IN THE AUTHENTICALLY ANTI-TERRORIST CITY, HARARE.
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Again Mugabe scares people into doing his bidding ! As for that idiot Didymas Mutasa , I can hardly wait to see you in hell, you will pay dearly , Satanyoko !