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Jameson Timba And 34 CCC Activists Receive Wholly Suspended Sentences

4 months agoThu, 28 Nov 2024 03:51:27 GMT
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Jameson Timba And 34 CCC Activists Receive Wholly Suspended Sentences

Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) faction leader Jameson Timba and 34 party activists were handed wholly suspended sentences on Wednesday, November 27.

The group, which spent over five months in custody, was last week convicted of participating in an unlawful gathering.

Magistrate Collet Ncube sentenced Timba and Jaison Kautsa to two years imprisonment, wholly suspended for five years, on the condition that they don’t commit an offence involving an illegal gathering with the intent to promote public violence.

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) confirmed the sentences in a statement. Said the NPA:

Jameson Timba and 33 others were sentenced today at the Harare Magistrates’ Court. Jameson Timba and Jason Kunatsa were sentenced to 2 years imprisonment wholly suspended for 5 years on condition the accused persons do not commit an offence involving unlawful gathering with intent to promote public violence for which they will be sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine. The rest were sentenced as follows:

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Accused 12, 29, 31, 34, 36, 54, 57, 60, 65 & 74

12 months imprisonment wholly suspended for 5 years on the same conditions as above.

Accused 9, 13, 14, 62, 63, 64, 75, 76

14 months imprisonment wholly suspended for 5 years on the same conditions as above.

Accused 26, 28, 38, 39, 42, 43, 48, 52, 53, 55, 56, 59, 66, 77

16 months imprisonment wholly suspended on the same conditions as above.

Accused 40

6 months imprisonment wholly suspended on the same conditions as above.

In his ruling, Ncube said most of the convicts were poor people while some of them were breadwinners, and first-time offenders deserving of a second chance, hence it was in the interest of justice to give a wholly suspended sentence. He said:

The court believes that since they are first offenders, they should be given another chance. Many of them struggle to raise even the fine, and most are breadwinners with unstable sources of income. Their continued detention would only burden their families.

Timba and 79 others were arrested at his Avondale house on a charge of holding an illegal gathering with intent to cause public violence.

Their party, however, maintained that they were commemorating the Day of the African Child which falls on 16 June.

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21 Comments

Anonymous · 4 months ago
Mdara Timba, Siyananazvo zvenyika. Unofira mahara. Chengeta muchembere navazukutru kumba.
🧐 🤔 🤨 🤪 · 4 months ago
Chiwonayi manje, zvichabatsireyi you have served a sentence without trial, what a waste
Pto · 4 months ago
Zanu izere nemboko hatichachida chawora 😝😝😝
Wiwa · 4 months ago
shuwa the magistrate states that most of these people are poor and are breadwinners and they have no capacity to pay fines. My question then is why were they detained since 16 June if you are to consider the said sentiments in passing sentence.
Ediots · 4 months ago
This is what is referred to as injustice. if your offence doesn't warrant incarceration after conviction one must obtain automatic bail. why have accused persons sentenced "Informally" to serve jail time only to release them without imposing prison time. zanu and its captured courts. saka mapostponements ese ayo were to wait for instructions
🌄🧱🍓🍌💞🍒🏆🍑🌽🍕👙 · 4 months ago
so people are no longer allowed to gather at their homes with friends because of people who hallucinates
Anonymous · 4 months ago
This was a political gathering. Dont try to be clever. The purpose for the gathering was reportedly to mark Soweto Day . So what was family about it.
Zero · 4 months ago
Zvichapera chete,
Sir African · 4 months ago
Thats a damn lie,the conviction is contrived to please Zanu pf and they must appeal against both conviction and sentence. Their democratic right to interact were trashed
...,. · 4 months ago
what was the fine which is being said they could not raise? there are a lot of sympathisers and well wishes who would have chipped in in no time.
Hararian · 4 months ago
Hapana option ye fine
Ctrl Alt Del · 4 months ago
so why where they denied bail five months dzese idzi nxaaaaa
Bob · 4 months ago
vakapika kare ivo vasina mhosva
fugu pfeee · 4 months ago
inga mhosva yavabata wani. utori bhobho not bob
Hararian · 4 months ago
The Activity are going to appeal against the sentence and conviction,they will win the case at High Court
Hararian · 4 months ago
*Activists
Non Aligned Movement 🇿🇼 · 4 months ago
A faction leader and 34 cash-Activist were convicted of participating in an unlawful gathering.... Heya ukaitira hasha vasinei newe ndopaunoona kuti kutsamwa kune labour....
tavez.com · 4 months ago
umm inga zvakangooma
ZimSketch · 4 months ago
they spend almost half a yr in prison and now you try to reason that they are breadwinners what what...

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