Human rights lawyers in Zimbabwe on Thursday expressed concern at the continued detention of opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai who has been in custody here for nearly two weeks.
Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) said the detention of Tsvangirai was ”the highest profile matter” among a number of cases of allegedly ”delayed justice” in the country’s courts.
Tsvangirai was arrested on June 6, the last day of mass action called by his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party against the government.
He was charged with treason for allegedly inciting the violent overthrow of President Robert Mugabe’s government during rallies ahead of the mass action.
Tsvangirai denies the charges. He has so far spent 13 nights in police custody awaiting a ruling on his bail application.
”Concern has also been raised that these delays appear to be more pronounced in cases that are considered ‘sensitive’ or of public interest or politically-related or of a constitutional nature,” the ZLHR statement added.
A judge hearing Tsvangirai’s bail application said she would let his lawyers know this week when they could expect a ruling on the bail application. – Sapa-AFP