=LPEDEZH alleged television station before arresting the employees and seizing broadcasting equipment. The suspected TV station whose company premises are situated in Belgravia in Harare, stands accused of allegedly gathering news and exporting it to ATV, a United Kingdom television station based in Manchester that would then broadcast the material. $OHUW Date: October 9, 2012 Person/ institution: Daily News Violation/ issue: Detained The editor of the privately-owned Daily News, Stanley Gama and his deputy Chris Goko, were arrested and detained at Harare Central Police station on Monday, 8 October 2012 over a story alleging that the disappearance of local businessman Munyaradzi Kereke’s family was a hoax. The two spent four hours at the police station before they were released after signing warned and cautioned statements in which they denied Kereke’s criminal defamation charges. Gama and Goko were arrested after the Daily News published a news article which alleged that Kereke’s report on his missing family was a plot used to deceive people in a bid to substantiate his claims that his life was in danger from a multiplicity of forces, including Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Gideon Gono and unnamed security agents. Kereke is a former advisor to Gono. 6R7KLVLV'HPRFUDF\" $OHUW Date: October 10, 2012 Person/ institution: Kudakwashe Matura Violation/ issue: legislation Kudakwashe Matura, a community news activist facing charges of criminal defamation was on Wednesday, 10 October 2012 denied his freedom when the State invoked Section 121 of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act to effectively suspend bail granted by a Kariba magistrate earlier. Kariba is a town located in northern Zimbabwe. Matura was arrested on Monday, 8 October 2012 after a complaint was lodged by one Sam Mawuwa on allegations that a story published in the Kariba News newsletter about him was defamatory. He is, therefore, facing criminal defamation charges under Section 96 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act. October 25, 2012: The State, on Friday 19 October 2012 filed confirmation of abandonment of its notice to appeal against the bail granted to community news activist, Kudakwashe Matura, by Kariba magistrate Felix Chauromwe. The Attorney-General’s Office, represented by prosecutor, Unite Saize, had on Tuesday, 9 October 2012 highlighted its intention to appeal against the granting of bail to Matura. This came after the State invoked Section 121 of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act (CPEA), which automatically suspended the bail granted to Matura. However, according to the same section of the CPEA, a notice of appeal has to be filed within seven (7) working days and this period