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Standard Editor and journalist Nqaba Matshazi arrested
15 Nov 2011 at 17:22hrs | Views
The Newsday reported on Tuesday that Standard Editor Nevanji Madanhire and journalist Nqaba Matshazi have been arrested and charged for theft of documents and criminal defamation, as enshrined under section 96 of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act.
The two have been detained by the police and are likely to spend the night in custody.
Madanhire and Matshazi will appear in court on Wednesday.
The investigating officer in the case is Assistant Inspector Makanda.
Last week detectives besieged The Standard newspaper's offices looking for documents reportedly stolen from Green Card Medical Aid Society, owned by Reserve Bank governor Gideon Gono's advisor Munyaradzi Kereke.
The two have been detained by the police and are likely to spend the night in custody.
Madanhire and Matshazi will appear in court on Wednesday.
The investigating officer in the case is Assistant Inspector Makanda.
Last week detectives besieged The Standard newspaper's offices looking for documents reportedly stolen from Green Card Medical Aid Society, owned by Reserve Bank governor Gideon Gono's advisor Munyaradzi Kereke.
Source - Newsday
