Editor’s Trial Postponed
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The trial of Bright Chbvuri the editor of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions’ The Worker magazine charged with practicing journalism without accreditation under the repressive Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA), has been postponed to August 29, 2007
Chibvuri who was arrested in Plumtree on March 3, 2007, spent two nights in police custody and was only released on March 5, 2007, when he appeared before a Plumtree magistrate on charges of contravening Section 83 of AIPPA which penalises the practice of journalism without accreditation. Plumtree magistrate Sheila Nazombe postponed the trial because the state had received his defence outline at short notice. Chibvuri has since been duly accredited by the state-controlled Media and Information Commission (MIC). At the time of his arrest, Chibvuri had already applied for accreditation but had not received a response from the MIC. Ends |
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