Sunday Mail journos removed from remand

THE Sunday Mail journalists, who were being accused of publishing falsehoods by allegedly implicating a top police officer in the elephants poisoning saga at Hwange National Park, were yesterday removed from remand after the High Court ordered the Magistrates’ Court to stay proceedings of the matter.

Magistrate Tendai Mahwe said the State would proceed by way of summons after the High Court indicated it would need time and a prescribed record of proceedings of the matter in order to carry out the review.

Editors Mabasa Sasa and Brian Chitemba together with reporter Tinashe Farawo had filed an application seeking review of their case, arguing Mahwe had erred in dismissing their application for discharge.

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