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Harare High Court
Albert Mugove Matapo & 5 Others v The State
HH 184-2010
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
4 August 2010
Citation
HH 184-2010
Neutral Citation
[2010] ZWHH 184
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
Mutema J
Full Bench
Mutema J
Areas of Law
Criminal procedureBail law
Keywords
changed circumstancesre-indictmentabscondmentsystemic delay
Tags
bail applicationtreasonre-indictment
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act
- Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act
- Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act
- Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act
- Constitution of Zimbabwe
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the re-indictment of applicants constitutes changed circumstances warranting bail","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Case dismissed under s 160(2), applicants re-indicted"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether loss of two State witnesses constitutes changed circumstances","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Two State witnesses lost through death and abscondment"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
Six applicants charged with treason have been in custody since May 2007. After their case was dismissed under s 160(2) of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act for failure to bring them to trial within six months of committal, they were re-indicted. They now seek bail alleging changed circumstances based on the re-indictment and loss of two State witnesses.
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