MDC-T 29 trial adjourned to next week

Posted by on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 in Judiciary, Zimbabwe politics | 6 comments

Chief Defence Lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa

By Tichaona Sibanda
20 November 2012

The state prosecutor in the ongoing trial of the 29 MDC-T activists accused of murder, spent Tuesday in court trying to salvage the reputation of the investigating officer in the case.

The activists face charges of murdering police Inspector Petros Mutedza in
May last year, after he had gone to Glen View to investigate what was alleged to be an illegal meeting the MDC-T members were holding.

Prosecutor Edmore Nyazamba was re-examining top cop chief Inspector Clever Ntini’s evidence in the hope of rebuilding his reputation after the court last week ruled much of his evidence was false and unreliable.

Last week the High Court had ruled that Ntini, who investigated MDC-T youth assembly president Solomon Madzore and another party activist Lovemore Taruvinga Magaya, lied to the court. Ntini had said the two had been identified by undercover police officers as having taken part in the murder last year.

It emerged that Madzore’s previous bail dismissals were as a result of this false information supplied to the court by Ntini. This prompted High Court judge Justice Chinembiri Bhunu to grant Madzore bail, together with Magaya.

Defence lawyer Charles Kwaramba told SW Radio Africa the re-examination of Ntini was an exercise in futility as he had lost respect of the court. He said the cop had nothing new to offer and anything he says from now onwards should be taken with a pinch of salt.

Kwaramba said they applied to the High court to cross-examine Ntini following his latest submissions to the prosecution team.

The trial was postponed on Monday when a power outage hit Harare’s Central business district in the morning. On Tuesday the judge adjourned the trial to Monday next week.

Three of the activists have been released on bail. Of the three, Cynthia Manjoro was the first to be released after the defense counsel led by Beatrice Mtetwa managed to convince the court that she was not near the scene on the day Inspector Mutedza was murdered.

  • Munyaradzi Gondo

    Beatrice Mtetwa for Attorney General in an independent Zimbabwe. She is good – not only in looks but basa rake.

    • Chimbwido Warvet

      Oh Gosh, no, no Ahh, she is far older than what you see above. She no longer looks like that at the moment, boy. The above photo must have been taken during her heydays but those days have completely gone and gone fore-ever as she is now as old as Methuselah.

      • Yepec

        If you are obsessed with age and looks, what do you say of somebody who has been at the head of the Country and Party for the past 32 years and is expected to be the Party’s presidential candidate next year?

        • Chimbwido Warvet

          At least R. G. Mugabe’s looks are not fake ones but for SW Radio Africa to portray Beatrice Mtetwa to be as young as that is pure stupidity and foolishness. We all know she no longer looks like that for sure, so why fool the world into giving a false impression of a lady who is now as old as Methuselah.

          • super mondo

            more sidetracking and childish remarks.the lady has a good fair mind .something unfound in zanu.have a banana chimpus.

          • Chimbwido Warvet

            It is too early to snort that stuff you are holding right now Superdope. That is too much for you as your mind becomes muddled, idiotic and at best incomprehensible. Why don’t you stop this nonsensical activity and behave as a normal being again? It is not too late to change for the better.