Tendai Biti has pleaded with a court to release his passport as he desperately needs to undergo mental health treatment following his Zambia deportation ordeal.
He told Harare magistrate Francis Mapfumo that he needs his passport until October 23 to allow him to travel to South Africa for the treatment.
The institution alleged to be offering him treatment is called The Centre for the Study for Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR), a South African based non-profit organisation that offers mental health and psychosocial support to victims of violence.
Biti also said he intends to attend a Pan African Lawyers conference in Tunisia, which is starting on Thursday. He told the court that he was picked by Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights to represent the country together with another lawyer.
CSVR letter submitted in Court reads:
We have been following your situation since August 8, 2018. We hereby invite you to receive mental health services at our clinic.We hope that the therapeutic interventions that we offer will enable you to develop the necessary skills to make meaning of and cope with the impact of your trauma experience.
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