Zimbabwe Independent editors, Vincent Kahiya and Constantine Chimakure, were released on US$200 bail after appearing in court on Tuesday, a day after they were arrested for publishing a story that quoted from a court document.

They are facing charges of publishing or communicating a statement 'wholly or with the intention of undermining public confidence in law enforcement agents.'

The newspaper published a story last week entitled: CIO, police role in activists' abduction revealed, which named some police officers and Central Intelligence officials who were allegedly involved in the abduction of MDC and rights activists last year. They reported that these names had been revealed following the formal notices of indictment for trial of some of the activists this past week. The court documents also revealed that the activists were either in the custody of the CIO or police during the period they were reported missing.

However the police claim the law enforcement agents named by the newspaper were in actual fact summoned as witnesses by the State.

Magistrate Catherine Chimhanda remanded the editors to 28th May and ordered them to report once a week to the Police Law and Order Section in Harare.