Zimbabwe: Poison Saga - Driver Arrested

8 August 2012

The truck driver who allegedly delivered toxic sodium cyanide to Harare's main waterworks, has been arrested. Simon Demhe was arrested over the weekend. He was yesterday brought to court accused of contravening provisions of the Water Act and the Environmental Management Act.

Demhe (42) was not formally charged when he appeared before Harare magistrate Ms Anita Tshuma who remanded him out of custody to September 17 on US$1 500 bail.

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