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(NEWZIMBABWE) 'MDC men threatened to kill Shiri attack probe cops'

'MDC men threatened to kill Shiri attack probe cops'
By Lebo Nkatazo
Posted to the web: 15/01/2009 00:36:41

ZIMBABWEAN prosecutors have charged two officials of Zimbabwe’s opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) over death threats issued against police officers investigating an alleged assassination attempt on Air Marshal Perence Shiri, the commander of the Airforce of Zimbabwe.

Dumiso Wakatama, the opposition mayor in the town of Bindura and Tongai Jack, described as a senior MDC security officer, were brought before a Bindura magistrate on Wednesday charged with making death threats against the Officer in Charge of Bindura Central Police Station and two other detectives. Prosecutors say the threats were left on the investigators’ phones.

The men’s lawyer Aleck Muchadehama said prosecutors had no case, and applied for them to be freed without charge.

A magistrate remanded the two men in custody to January 26 on $50 billion bail each pending trial after ruling that there was a prima facie case against them.

Shiri was reportedly shot in the hand after he was ambushed by gunmen while driving to his farm. No arrests have been made.

Prosecutors say Wakatama, Jack and another man sought by police, Shakespeare Kamutoro, made several calls between December 10 last year and January this year to the detectives, using threatening language. Prosecutors say the men wanted police to drop their investigation.

Labels: ASSASSINATION, COURTS, MDC VIOLENCE, PERENCE SHIRI, ZIMBABWE

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