A lawyer for Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said on Monday he was still waiting to hear when a ruling is to be made in the Harare High Court over a bail application by his client.
”I haven’t heard anything yet,” said his lawyer Innocent Chagonda.
On Friday, High Court Judge Susan Mavangira delayed a ruling on a bail application by Tsvangirai, jailed 11 days ago on treason charges after his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party organised a week of anti-government protests.
After hearing arguments from both the defence and the state on Friday, the judge said she needed time to consider their submissions and would inform lawyers early this week when she would make her ruling.
The MDC called for a week of mass action against the government of President Robert Mugabe, which it blames for the far-reaching economic and social hardships in the country.
The government claims the MDC president had called for the violent ouster of Mugabe. Tsvangirai’s lawyers say there is no evidence to support the charge.
Meanwhile, the state-controlled Herald newspaper reported on Monday that four prisoners convicted of murder had been hanged.
The four prisoners, who were executed on Friday, had all been convicted of murder ”without extenuating circumstances” the paper said.
Zimbabwe still observes the death penalty against people convicted of serious crimes such as murder and high treason. – Sapa-AFP