Standard journalists arrested

Standard Editor Nevanji Madanhire, senior reporter Patience Nyangove and company representative Loud Ramakgapola were on Wednesday arrested over the newspaper’s lead story in this week’s edition headed “MDC-T fears for missing Timba’s life”.

Jameson Timba, who is the Minister of State in Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s Office, was detained over the weekend, but has since been released following a High Court order to that effect.

Company lawyer Linda Cook said the police charged Madanhire, Nyangove and Ramakgapola, with criminal defamation under Section 96 of the Criminal Code and with the publication of false statements prejudicial to the State which undermine public confidence in a law enforcement agent under Section 31 (A) (iii).

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