Detainees remain in jail despite court orders

At least 32 Movement for Democratic Change and civil society activists remained in custody though High Court judge Yunus Omerjee had ruled that police should immediately release 23 MDC and civil society members who had been located in police custody but were not subject to detention orders.

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Christmas in jail

At least 14 Movement for Democratic Change and civic activists were expected to spend the 2008 Christmas in jail or police cells, but what was more astonishing was that police were either refusing that they were detaining them or denying access to them.

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UN piles pressure on Mugabe

United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-Moon criticised President Robert Mugabe for the crisis in Zimbabwe which had resulted in an outbreak of cholera in the country and accused him of not forthcoming to ask for help.

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Magistrate acquitted

Mutare acting regional magistrate Livingstone Chipadza, who had been arrested for sanctioning the release of deputy Minister of Agriculture-designate Roy Bennett, was acquitted of criminal abuse of duty.

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Tomana refused to budge

Attorney-general Johannes Tomana reasserted his legitimacy as the government’s top prosecutor when he responded to criticism from Finance Minister Tendai Biti and Minister of Information Communications Technology Nelson Chamisa who accused him of being “divisive” for refusing to release the passport of Movement for Democratic Change treasurer Roy Bennett.

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