Justice Gibson Mandaza plans to hear bail requests from Blessed Mhlanga today. Mhlanga runs the news department at Heart & Soul TV. Just yesterday, Mandaza needed extra time to read what both sides wrote about the case. He already rejected attempts by government lawyers to move everything to a special corruption court.
These government attorneys argued the case should go there because earlier hearings happened at a similar court. Chris Mhike, who defends Mhlanga, fought against this plan. He explained that his client faces no charges related to stealing money or bribery. Police grabbed Mhlanga on February 24 after he covered press events held by Blessed Geza.
People call Geza "Bombshell" and he recently lost his position with Zanu PF's central committee. During these press events, Geza demanded President Emmerson Mnangagwa resign. He accused the president of corruption, failure at his job, and terrible leadership of the country. Magistrate Farai Gwitima previously refused to release Mhlanga on bail.
Gwitima believes Mhlanga might pressure witnesses who plan to testify later. The magistrate also decided that Mhlanga's reporting stirred up public anger against the government. Mhike strongly disagrees with keeping his client locked up. He argues that nobody has shown any good reasons why Mhlanga should stay behind bars instead of waiting for trial at home.
These government attorneys argued the case should go there because earlier hearings happened at a similar court. Chris Mhike, who defends Mhlanga, fought against this plan. He explained that his client faces no charges related to stealing money or bribery. Police grabbed Mhlanga on February 24 after he covered press events held by Blessed Geza.
People call Geza "Bombshell" and he recently lost his position with Zanu PF's central committee. During these press events, Geza demanded President Emmerson Mnangagwa resign. He accused the president of corruption, failure at his job, and terrible leadership of the country. Magistrate Farai Gwitima previously refused to release Mhlanga on bail.
Gwitima believes Mhlanga might pressure witnesses who plan to testify later. The magistrate also decided that Mhlanga's reporting stirred up public anger against the government. Mhike strongly disagrees with keeping his client locked up. He argues that nobody has shown any good reasons why Mhlanga should stay behind bars instead of waiting for trial at home.
