TWO Bulawayo activists, who were facing charges of fatally
stoning a police officer during the January 2019 protests against fuel price
hikes, were yesterday placed off remand after the State indicated that it was
not yet ready to prosecute the matter.
Charles Thomas (54), of Njube, and Bernard Sibanda (18), of
New Lobengula, were being charged with the murder of Constable Alexio Maune
(32).
Through their lawyer Dumisani Dube, the two successfully
sought to be placed off remand, arguing that the State had failed to formally
charge them 13 months after their arrest.
State allegations were that the two activists stoned Maune
in Entumbane on January 14, 2019, but the pair denied the charge, claiming they
were victims of a dragnet arrest by police officers.
They both argued that they were not at the scene of the
crime on that particular day. Newsday
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