THE High Court yesterday postponed its bail ruling on MDC
Alliance vice-chairperson Job Sikhala to Monday following delays in remission
of court records from the magistrates’ court.
The firebrand opposition leader has been languishing in
remand prison since his arrest on August 22 on charges of incitement to public
violence ahead of the July 31 foiled protests.
He denies the charge.
In his previous bail applications which were dismissed at
the lower courts, Sikhala said he was not a flight risk as he has been arrested
64 times in his 25-year political career but never skipped bail.
Sikhala pleaded for his release on health grounds saying he
has been unwell since his transfer to Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison.
Prosecutor Austin Muzivi yesterday told Justice Erica
Ndewere that he received the transcribed copy of the magistrate’s ruling on the
matter on Thursday and had to respond to Sikhala’s application in the morning.
Muzivi then handed over his response to Sikhala’s lawyer
Harrison Nkomo who committed to file his response by midday yesterday. The
matter was later postponed to Monday with the consent of both parties. Newsdsay
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