CONDITIONS under which three alleged United States mercenaries are being held at Zimbabwe’s Chikurubi maximum security prison have improved, their defence lawyer said on Friday. John Lamonte Dixon, Gary George Blanchard and Joseph Wendell Pettijohn, all 35, are facing charges of terrorism and espionage following a discovery of a wide range of military weapons in their luggage as they attempted to board a flight out of the country.Two weeks ago, the three sought supreme court protection order over their treatment in prison. Some of the issues they raised in the application include solitary confinement, poor sleeping arrangements and inadequate food.
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