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A member of shadowy anti-Government organisation who
allegedly received training in Maldives with intent to roll out violent and
illegal demonstrations in the country, yesterday appeared in court facing
allegations of subverting a constitutionally-elected Government.
Stabile Dewa (34) who works at Women’s Academy Leadership
in Political Excellence (WALPE) is being jointly charged with Beauty Rita
Nyampinga (61) of Communication Services and Allied Union Workers of Zimbabwe
(CASWUZ) who is currently in hospital and could not attend court.
Prosecutor Mr Charles Muchemwa applied for the placement of
remand of Dewa and told the court that he intended to make a hospital remand
for Nyampinga.
Dewa’s lawyer Mr Jeremiah Bhamu told the court that he was
opposed to placement of remand of his client.
He also made complaints against the police whom he accused
of denying his client access to her legal team.
“The position of the law is that access comes immediately
upon the arrest of an accused person,” he said.
In response Mr Muchemwa told the court that he abide by the
same reasons for the previous matter in his application for placement of Dewa
on remand.
Mr Muchemwa said Dewa and Nyampinga will be co-joined with
the other four who are already on remand on the same charges.
Harare magistrate Mr Hosea Mujaya remanded Dewa in custody
to June 6.
The court heard that on 13 May, the accused who are members
of various civic society organisations connived with their accomplices who are
already on remand travelled to Maldives where they allegedly underwent a
training workshop organised by a Serbian non-governmental organisation called
Centre for Applied Non Violent Action and Strategies (CANVAS) with the intent
to subvert a constitutionally elected government of the Republic of Zimbabwe.
It is alleged that during the workshop, the accused were
trained on how to mobilise citizens to turn against the Government and to
engage in acts of civil disobedience and/or resistance to any law during the
anticipated national protest by anti-Government movements.
The court heard that the duo were also trained on how to
operate small arms and to evade arrest during civil unrest. The State also
alleges that they were taught basics of counter intelligence and acts of
terrorism.
It is alleged that on May 27, 2019 the two were intercepted
and arrested upon arrival at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
whilst coming back from Maldives. Herald
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