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We bring your live updates from the Hopewell Chin’ono court case at the Harare Magistrates Court…
Ruling on Chin'ono application against illegal detention deferred to 3pm https://t.co/8IsiCGOSm6
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State says the accused was within the precinct of the court by 1710hrs which is well within the 48 hour period https://t.co/rxiMS9fYnV
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State says Chin'ono is properly before the court as his record was opened at 1645hrs which the defense counsel does not dispute https://t.co/5xhMIiqsu6
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Mtetwa says the court now has irrefutable evidence that Chin'ono is illegally before the court. https://t.co/uRNCAG1Xet
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State asks Chin'ono if the arresting police officer placed a hand on him when he announced his arrest https://t.co/FzARjU2QBf
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State objects to the CCTV footage says it is now on a laptop and the equipment used has not been brought before the court. State says the picture quality is poor which cannot show the registration number of vehicles, raises tempering questions https://t.co/xUVQewrnvf
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Chin’ono says he has a 32 camera cctv which shows every part of his house including bedrooms. The footage has been brought to court to prove that he was arrested just after 5 https://t.co/liOaSVfcnU
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Chin’ono says the police arrived at his house just after 5 https://t.co/gYGmdbNpgC
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Chin’ono takes to witness stand to be cross-examined by Beatrice Mtetwa on her application for over detention https://t.co/LQkxapRpc3
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Chin’ono’s lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa says her client was taken to remand and whisked to Chikurubi where he was leg ironed despite not being a security threat. Demand answers why he was taken to Chikurubi and subjected to security procedures done on serious criminals #FreeHopewellNow https://t.co/2JPgtnhGtC
— ZimEye (@ZimEye) November 6, 2020
WE GRILL PRISON AUTHORITIES ON WHY @DADDYHOPE IS IN LEG IRONS WHILE GOLD SMUGGLER SUSPECT RUSHWAYA IS ALL CLEAR https://t.co/zhAe62Oa9R
— ZimEye (@ZimEye) November 6, 2020