Tendai Biti’s application for a temporary release of his passport was yesterday dismissed by Harare magistrate Mr Francis Mapfumo because he is a flight risk since he was arrested while attempting to flee the country.
Biti had applied for the temporary release of his passport to attend counselling sessions for post-traumatic disorder in South Africa and a conference organised by Pan-African lawyer’s Union in Tunisia.
Mr Mapfumo ruled that the release of Biti’s passport was too risky as the State was using it to ensure that he followed the court’s guidelines and appeared for his routine remand.
Said Mapfumo:
The basis of the case lies on the fact that the accused was arrested while he was using the very passport he is asking to be released.
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