into the police failure to
comply with a directive from
the Attorney General’s Office
to release them, is set for 16
April 2008.
Bright Chibvuri, editor of the Accused of contravening the
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade now repealed Section 83 (1)
Union’s The Worker
of AIPPA which dealt with
magazine.
practicing journalism without
accreditation. Judgment is set
for 29 April 2008.
Margaret Ann Kriel
Accused of practicing
journalism without
accreditation under AIPPA.
Remanded out of custody to
22 April 2008 on Z$100 million
bail.
Frank Chikowore
Arrested and detained on 15
April 2008 at Harare Central
Police Station in unclear
circumstances while on his
way to work. Seven police
officers, four of whom were in
riot gear, proceeded to search
his house and confiscated a
laptop, recorder and camera.
His lawyers said they were
finalising an urgent application
for him to be charged or
released after he spent a night
in police custody.
New York Times
The two are accused of
correspondent Barry Bearaik practicing journalism without
and South African Freelance accreditation in terms of
journalist Stephan Bevan.
Section 78 (2) of AIPPA. The
two foreign journalists were
each granted Z$300 million
bail by Harare magistrate
Gloria Takundwa. The
magistrate said their
continued detention for five
days was not only against the
Attorney-General’s order but
was also unlawful as no
warrant of arrest had been
issued at the time of their
arrest.
Freelance journalist Frank
Arrested and detained on 15
Chikowore
April 2008 at Harare Central
Police Station in unclear

15 April 2008

15 April 2008

15 April 2008

16 April 2008

17 April 2008

19

Select target paragraph3