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Biti, Karenyi, Namatai Kwekweza And Hopewell Chin’ono Court Updates
14 August 2020
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1. Today, @ZLHRLawyers are appearing in various courts. @gladyshlatywayo, @BitiTendai @KarenyiKore, David Chimhini, Vongai Tome, Lovemore Chinoputsa, represented by Alec Muchadehama appeared at Rottenrow Magistrates and were remanded to 28 August 2020.

2. @namataik_ & @zimudzi_vongai appeared in court on routine remand. They will be back at Rottenrow Court on 14 October 2020. They are represented by Rudo Bere.

3. @obeyshava1 is appearing at the High Court at 1100 hours in the case of ZLHR v JSC. This case challenges the way magistrates are hearing bail applications and the delays caused by the requirement to work from 0800 hours to 15:00 hours.

4. Another case that is set to be heard at the High Court at 11:00 hours is the case of Hopewell Chin’ono & Jacob Ngaruvhume v ZPCS, they are challenging conditions of detention at Chikurubi Maximum prison.

5. ZLHR team is at Rottenrow in case of Hopewell Chin’ono. Of concern is fact that this morning Chin’ono was taken to High Court, instead of Rottenrow Court. Although he requested to call his lawyer to seek clarity he was denied. This detour has delayed his arrival at court.

5.1 Proceedings have now commenced, Beatrice Mtetwa has complained that Chin’ono was transported to wrong court to delay the proceedings. Re-examination of Hopewell Chin’ono on Facebook page posting commences.

5.2 Beatrice Mtetwa submits that application to remove her from case is ‘sui generis’. It has no legal basis, prosecutor relied on ‘obiter’ remarks made by a High Court judge. She refers court to string of cases in matter of Patrick Chinamasa reported as In Re Chinamasa.

5.3 In closing submissions Mabhaudhi says that Beatrice Mtetwa must have taken action against people running the Beatrice Mtetwa and The Rule of Law Facebook page when she realised that they were denigrating the courts.

5.4 Mabhaudhi concludes that Beatrice’s conduct was unethical and unproffessional for failing to take action on information produced under her name denigrating the courts.

5.5 Ruling on application to remove Beatrice Mtetwa from Hopewell’s case will be delivered on 18 August.