where Solomon Madzore, the head of the MDC-T party youth wing reportedly compared President Robert Mugabe to a lame donkey. The three police officers were reportedly detected at the MDC-T rally while in civilian attire by members of the ZRP’s Police Internal Security and Intelligence (PISI) unit. Zindonga and Mupedzapasi were tried by a “trial officer”, a senior police officer in Guruve at the beginning of the month while Manyengavana’s trial was conducted in Harare, after which they were all sentenced to serve 14 days in detention at Chikurubi Support Unit Camp. The three police officers were tried and convicted within the police internal disciplinary processes that are provided for under the Police Act. March On 17 March, Mr Mpofu’s residence was raided. The police also raided MDC offices along Bath Road in Avondale suburb. Beatrice was taken to Harare Central Police by the police who also arrested Mpofu, On 27 March. High Court Judge Justice Bhunu granted bail to four of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s aides who had been detained at Harare Remand Prison since 19 March. Justice Bhunu set aside the dismissal of Tsvangirai’s aides’ bail application by Harare Provincial Magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa. The Magistrate dismissed the bail application filed by four officials working in Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s Office among them Thabani Mpofu, Felix Matsinde, Councillor Warship Dumba and Mehluli Tshuma, who were charged with contravening Section 4 of Official Secrets Act for allegedly receiving or communicating secret information, Section 179 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) for alleged impersonation and Section 40 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act for possession of articles for criminal use. They were remanded to 3 April. Magistrate Gofa also dismissed Mpofu’s application for bail on the charges of contravening Section 4 (1) of the Firearms Act for allegedly failing to renew a firearm certificate; and Section 28 (2) of the Firearms Act for allegedly keeping a firearm in a non-secure place and remanded him in custody to 27 March. On 17 March, police arrested prominent human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa in Harare’s Avondale suburb on allegations of obstructing or defeating the course of justice Mtetwa’s arrest and detention which provoked widespread condemnation was defined by a lengthy and precarious process. However on the 26 September 2013 Magistrate Rumbidzai Mugwagwa delivered a verdict of not guilty where charges of contravening Section 184 (1) (g) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act for allegedly defeating or obstructing the course of justice had been levelled against the human rights lawyer. Mtetwa, who rendered legal assistance to Mr Thabani Mpofu, the Director of Research and Development in Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s Office, was charged for allegedly defeating or obstructing the course of justice. She was accused of interfering with a search conducted at one of Tsvangirai’s offices in Harare. Mtetwa argued that she had asked to be shown a search warrant by the police officers to substantiate their actions. On Tuesday 19 March, Mtetwa was condemned to a third night in detention after Harare Provincial Magistrate, Marehwanazvo Gofa remanded her in custody to Wednesday 20 March to allow the State to make its submissions in response to the bail application. On Wednesday 20 March, Gofa condemned Mtetwa to remain in prison after she dismissed her bail application. On Friday 5 April, the state served Mtetwa’s lawyers with new concocted allegations together with State papers prepared for her trial, which was scheduled to commence on the 27 May at Harare Magistrates Court. On Monday 27 May, Magistrate Tendai Mahwe postponed the trial to Saturday 8 June in Court 4 after a day of high courtroom drama as the State’s representatives Tawanda Zvekare, the Acting Director of Public Prosecutions in the Attorney General’s Office and Michael Mugabe, the chief law officer did not arrive on time. 11