‘Killer’ MDC-T activists denied bail

THE three MDC-T activists arrested in Harare last month over the death of a riot police officer, Talkmore Phiri, were yesterday denied bail by High Court judge, Justice Priscilla Chigumba, who ruled that they were flight risks.

Vendor, Barnabas Mwanaka and his co-accused, Darlington Madzonga and Edmore Musvubhi, are accused of causing Phiri’s death on June 29 following clashes near the MDC-T headquarters.

It is the State’s case that on June 29 this year, the now-deceased, Phiri, was deployed to the Police Reaction Group together with his colleagues to assess the level of property damage at the Deeds Office, adjacent to the MDC-T’s offices, following demonstrations.

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