On April 15 police arrested independent journalist Frank Chikowore for practicing journalism without accreditation under the Access to Information and Protection Act.107 Police changed the charges to “public violence” when they discovered that Chikowore was accredited, claiming that he was part of a group of MDC activists that burned a bus that day. After spending 17 days in custody Chikowore was granted bail on May 2.108 On May 8, police arrested human rights lawyer Harrison Nkomo who was part of the team defending Chikowore. Nkomo was held for two days on charges of insulting the authority of the president.109 Also on May 8, police arrested Lovemore Matombo, president of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, and Secretary General Wellington Chibebe a week after they gave speeches about the political crisis in the country on May Day. They were charged with “inciting people to rise against the government and reporting falsehoods of people being killed.” The two were held in custody at Harare remand prison for 11 days before being released on bail on May 19.110 On May 16, the police arrested Secretary General of the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) Raymond Majongwe at the Harare High Court. The PTUZ had released repeated statements expressing concern at ZANU-PF attacks on teachers throughout the country in the aftermath of the elections.111 107 “Accredited Journalist Still in Police Custody,” Media Institute of South Africa Alert Update, April 16, 2008. 108 Human Rights Watch interview with Tafadzwa Mugabe, human rights lawyer, Harare, April 23, 2008; Human Rights Watch interview with Harrison Nkomo, lawyer, April 25, 2008. 109 Human Rights Watch telephone interview with Beatrice Mtetwa, lawyer, Harare May 8, 2008 and Human Rights Watch interview with Harrison Nkomo, lawyer, Harare, May 11, 2008. 110 “Urgent Appeal,” The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, May 14, 2008, http://www.protectionline.org/Zimbabwe-Arbitrary-detention-of,6842.html, (accessed May 28, 2008). 111 “Urgent Appeal,” The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, May 16, 2008, http://www.protectionline.org/Zimbabwe-Arbitrary-arrest-of-Mr,6880.html, (accessed May 28, 2008). 53 Human Rights Watch 2008