Gweru Activists Summoned to Court
Thirty-two activists from the civil society in Gweru, including the Gweru Agenda Field Officer Ntombiyezansi Mabunda have been summoned to appear in court over a peaceful demonstration they held in December last year.
The activists were arrested and charged with contravening the Public Order and Security Act on December 3 2008 but were later released on bail and informed that the court would proceed by way of summons.
However, the charges in the summons are different from the original charge of POSA as the activists are now being summoned to appear in caught for destruction of property and chanting insults against the person of the president.
The hearing is set to be on November 20 and they are being represented by Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights.
Meanwhile, Victoria Falls Agenda Field Officer Mziwandile Ndlovu still has a pending case against him and is set to appear in Court on November 23.
He was arrested by police in Victoria Falls for failure to notify them that he had changed the venue for a public meeting.
His lawyer has insisted that section 25 of POSA does not criminalize not notifying the police of a change of venue.
