Activists’ Trial: Day One
High court postpones trial commencement

Political prisoners upon their release from Chikurubi Maximum Prison
The High Court today, 8 June 2009 postponed the trial commencement of four Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) activists, Concilia Chinanzvavana, 72 year old Fidelis Chiramba, Collen Mutemagawu and Violet Mupfuranhewe which was scheduled to begin today, to the 9th of June 2009. The deferment was attributed to the need for the state to peruse through an application by the defense for referral to the Supreme Court.
The defense, led by Mr. Alec Muchadehama of Mbidzo, Muchadehama and Makoni Legal Practitioners tabled an application for the referral of the matter to the Supreme Court sitting as a constitutional court in terms of Section 24 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, to allow for the hearing of the violation of their constitutional rights.
