The inmate, who cannot be named for ethical reasons,
submitted an application to be removed from remand, arguing that his health
condition was deteriorating because the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional
Services was not providing him with the required medicines.
The inmate is facing armed robbery charges and was denied
bail.
He pleaded with the court to be released so that he can
work on his own and earn money for his medication and consult a doctor of his
own choice when he is out of custody.
“There is no medication in prison. I have been suffering
for the past five months I have been on remand. I have a prescription from
prison doctors, but I have not managed to get the medication while I was in
custody because the prison clinics don’t have them,” he said.
The State, led by prosecutor Sebastian Mutizirwa, opposed
his application stating that the accused was facing a serious offence and was
likely to abscond trial if released.
He has also other pending robbery cases before the courts.
It is the State’s case that sometime in July 2020, the
accused and his two accomplices allegedly robbed complainants of household
properties on three occasions in different residential suburbs in Harare.
Police received a tip off and investigations led to their arrest. Newsday
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