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New York Times Reporter In Prison Despite High Court Freeing Him

2 years agoWed, 16 Jun 2021 07:11:54 GMT
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New York Times Reporter In Prison Despite High Court Freeing Him

New York Times Zimbabwean correspondent Jeffrey Moyo remains in jail despite a High Court judge ordering his release on Z$5,000 bail on Monday.

ZimLive was told by Moyo’s lawyers that officers at the Bulawayo Central Prison are rejecting his warrant of liberation claiming it has an error.

His lawyer Doug Coltart protested Moyo’s continued detention calling it “illegal.” He told ZimLive:

_This is despite us obtaining a High Court order yesterday the 14th of June. He is being detained on the supposed grounds that there is an error on his warrant of liberation._

Coltart said the legal team tried to see “a copy of the warrant of liberation that was issued by the magistrates’ court earlier this afternoon” but that the “request was refused precisely because we were concerned that this tactic would be used as has been used in other political cases.” He continued:

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_Again at the prison, the legal team requested to see the warrant of liberation that they are claiming has an error on it and that request was once again refused. So Jeff is currently being illegally detained at Bulawayo Central Prison._

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Moyo, 37, was arrested in Harare on May 26 and charged with violating Section 36 of Zimbabwe’s Immigration Act by allegedly helping two New York Times journalists, Christina Goldbaum and Joao Silva, obtain false media accreditations.

He is also accused of securing fake accreditation credentials for them from the Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) after conniving with an official from the regulatory body Thabang Farai Manhika, who also remains in jail.

If convicted, Moyo could face up to 10 years in jail, according to those reports.

Moyo was initially denied bail by Bulawayo magistrate Rachel Mukanga who ruled that he posed a flight risk and is a threat to national security before she was overruled by the High Court late Monday.

The New York Times issued a statement as Moyo made his first court appearance last month saying they were deeply concerned by Moyo’s arrest and were assisting his lawyers to secure his timely release.

More: Pindula News; ZimLive

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