$VWKH\DVVHUWHGWKHULJKWWRIUHHGRPRIDVVHPEO\««« /LWLJDWLRQ 25 State v Shaun Bako and 50 Others ZLHR deployed lawyers to assist Shaun Bako and 50 other men from Mabvuku who were arrested on 6 July 2016 and accused of public violence as defined in section 36(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act. The 51 are accused of committing public violence by demonstrating against police corruption and the US$200 fine regime gazetted through Statutory Instrument 41 of 2016. They appeared in court on 7 July 2016. One of the accused was released promptly because police had exceeded the 48-hour period within which a detained person should be brought to court as laid down in section 50 of the Constitution. On 8 July 2016, lawyers successfully applied for bail and the 50 HRDs were released. Three juveniles who were among the 50 were granted free bail. State v Tobias Mhondi and 85 Others Tobias Mhondi and 85 others were arrested on 6 July 2016 at Mzilikazi Township for participating in protests against the government of the day. They were detained at Mzilikazi Police station for two days. They were charged with participating in public violence as defined in section 36 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act. They appeared before Bulawayo Magistrate Evelyn Mashavakure on 8 July 2016. Bail application was made and ruling was deferred to 11 July 2016 when they were granted bail in the sum of US$80. The trial was set for 31 August 2016. On that date, the prosecutor was not ready for trial and an application for refusal of further remand was made and this matter was postponed to 5 September 2016. On 5 September 2016 the matter was postponed again to 15 October 2016. On 15 October 2016, the prosecutor withdrew charges against all the 86 residents of Bulawayo. 5LJKWWRIUHHGRPRIDVVHPEO\DQGDVVRFLDWLRQ«« An urgent chamber application was filed at the High Court on 25 June 2016 after the police had denied the Prayer Network of Zimbabwe permission to demonstrate against the schools’ national pledge. The network planned to demonstrate on 27 June 2016. ZLHR lawyers intervened to protect their right to demonstrate and petition. This matter was heard on 26 June 2016 when the High Court granted the order for the protest to proceed and barring the police from interfering with the protest. =/+5PHPEHU7HQGDL%LWLEULHIVPHGLDSUDFWLWLRQHUVRQD FDVHFKDOOHQJLQJWKHEDQRISURWHVWVLQ+DUDUH ZLHR Annual Report 2016 Prayer Network Zimbabwe v Commissioner General of Police and Others NO