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MDC activists denied bail in Zimbabwe, youths to march in South Africa
21 Sep 2011 at 07:50hrs | Views
Youths from the Welshman Ncube led-MDC in South Africa have said they will be marching to the Zimbabwe Embassy in Pretoria this weekend where they will stage a mass sit-in to protest against the arrest of 10 of their members in Bulawayo.
The 10 youths, 8 males and 2 females, were arrested over the weekend in a door-to-door campaign in Sauerstown, Bulawayo, and were set to appear in court yesterday to answer to charges of criminal nuisance.
It is alleged that the 10 youths were made to toyi-toyi for SEVEN HOURS after they allegedly threw party leaflets into the grounds of the Bulawayo State House, their lawyers said on Tuesday.
The ten deny the charges and their lawyers argue that even if they had thrown the fliers, no crime was committed.
Prosecutors say just after 1.30PM on September 17, the 10 "acting in common purpose" went to State House on the outskirts of the city and threw fliers of their political party into the grounds.
Soldiers guarding the guest house, which is occasionally used by President Robert Mugabe when in the city, confronted the group and managed to apprehend a 17-year-old juvenile and Mandlenkosi Sibanda.
Prosecutors claim the two then implicated the other eight who were picked up from their homes around the city.
Defence lawyers say the group were made to toyi-toyi for several hours while under intense beating. They were later handed over to the police.
The 10 youths, 8 males and 2 females, were arrested over the weekend in a door-to-door campaign in Sauerstown, Bulawayo, and were set to appear in court yesterday to answer to charges of criminal nuisance.
It is alleged that the 10 youths were made to toyi-toyi for SEVEN HOURS after they allegedly threw party leaflets into the grounds of the Bulawayo State House, their lawyers said on Tuesday.
The ten deny the charges and their lawyers argue that even if they had thrown the fliers, no crime was committed.
Soldiers guarding the guest house, which is occasionally used by President Robert Mugabe when in the city, confronted the group and managed to apprehend a 17-year-old juvenile and Mandlenkosi Sibanda.
Prosecutors claim the two then implicated the other eight who were picked up from their homes around the city.
Defence lawyers say the group were made to toyi-toyi for several hours while under intense beating. They were later handed over to the police.
Source - Byo24News