rejected an application of
refusal of further remand by
the Standard Newspaper
editor.Nemadire discarded the
application made by the
defence counsel on the basis
that the application was
‘premature and its basis
unclear.’
Davison Maruziva, editor of
The Standard and Professor
Arthur Mutambara, leader of
the other formation of the
Movement for Democratic
Change.

Peter Muchengeti, regional
chairman of the National
Association of Non –
Governmental Organisations
(NANGO)

Jointly charged with
3 September 2008
publishing falsehoods in
violation of the repressive
Access to Information and
Protection of Privacy Act
(AIPPA) as well as contempt
of court as defined in the
Criminal Law (Codification
and Reform) Act. The charges
arise from the publication of
an opinion piece written by
Professor Mutambara which
was published the weekly
newspaper. Harare regional
magistrate Morgan Nemadire
rejected an application of
refusal of further remand. The
magistrate discarded the
application on the basis that
the application was
“premature and its basis
unclear”. The newspaper and
its editor were remanded out
of custody to 22 September
2008
Peter Muchengeti was being
22 September 2008
charged of communicating
falsehoods .The state was
alleging that Muchengeti had
allegedly told Voice of
America (VOA) Studio 7 that “
six bodies “ had been
discovered in
Matshekandumba village at
the 30 – kilometre peg along
the Kwekwe – Gweru
highway. The state had
dismissed the allegations as
“wholly false”. Prosecutor

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