Blessed Mhlanga @bbmhlanga ‘s lawyer says
“…. this has been the decision of the court which we must all respect, while we respect the court’s decision, we must make it clear that we strongly disagree with the conclusions and the determination made by the court.

Accordingly, we have been instructed to appeal this decision as soon as possible, despite the shock of this ruling or this finding blessed, remains strong and resolute and remains committed to the cause of press freedom. He’s particularly disappointed with the fact that the continued detention will disrupt his current studies at the University of Zimbabwe, the task of placing the appeal before a higher court, hopefully for a better result, starts now. That is the position.

…the task of placing the appeal before a higher court, hopefully for a better result, starts now. That is the position…

What is your comment on the basis? So you, for those of you who are in court, you recall that it was a very lengthy ruling. The judgment is yet to be presented to us in its formal format. We’ll obviously need to study that judgment in great detail, and have detailed submissions as to the veracity and strength and acceptability or otherwise of the grounds upon which they lost denied. Obviously, it is on the basis of our interpretation of the ruling that will formulate the specific grounds of appeal in the higher court.

So basically, the court found that blessed being a senior reporter has the potential of….”